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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

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Awards

Academy Awards 1973 - Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay

Academy Awards 1973 - Won - Best Foreign Language Film

BAFTA Awards 1974 - Nominated - Best Director

BAFTA Awards 1974 - Nominated - Best Film

Academy Awards 1973 - Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay

Academy Awards 1973 - Won - Best Foreign Language Film

BAFTA Awards 1974 - Nominated - Best Director

BAFTA Awards 1974 - Nominated - Best Film

BAFTA Awards 1974 - Nominated - Best Soundtrack

BAFTA Awards 1974 - Won - Best Actress

BAFTA Awards 1974 - Won - Best Screenplay

French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Awards 1973 - Won - Best Film

Golden Globe Awards 1973 - Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film

National Society of Film Critics Awards 1973 - Won - Best Director

National Society of Film Critics Awards 1973 - Won - Best Film

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Director:
Luis Bunuel
101 Minutes
 

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In typical Luis Buñuel fashion, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie surrealistically skewers the conventions of society. Buñuel applies his surrealist touch to a mundane event: a dinner party that may never come to pass. A group of well-to-do friends attempt to gather for a social evening, but are thwarted at every turn. The initial problem seems to be a simple scheduling mistake, but the obstacles become more and more bizarre. At one point, the guests are interrupted at the table by an army on maneuvers. Later they learn that they are merely characters in a stage play and so cannot have dinner together. These misadventures are combined with symbolic dreams of the various characters, some of which also involve interrupted dinners.

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Runtime:
101 min.

Country:
FRANCE

Language:
French

Color:
Color

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SPECIAL FEATURES:
 
  • Beautiful new widescreen high-definition transfer of the film, enhanced for 16x9 televisions
  • El naufrago de la calle de Providencia (The Castaway on the Street of Providence, 1970): a 24-minute documentary homage to Bunuel by his longtime friends Arturo Ripstein and Rafael Castanedo
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • New and improved optional English subtitle translation
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
  • A proposito de Bunuel (Speaking of Bunuel, 2000): a new 98-minute documentary on the life and work of Bunuel by Jose Luis Lopez-Linares and Javier Rioyo
  • In French and Spanish with optional English subtitles
  • Bunuel filmography

 

 

 

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