{"id":21600,"date":"2025-03-18T23:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T23:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?p=21600"},"modified":"2025-03-18T23:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T23:29:54","slug":"the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgeoisie-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgeoisie-2\/","title":{"rendered":"THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21601\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgoisie-237x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgoisie-237x350.jpg 237w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgoisie-600x885.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgoisie.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">| 1972 (Re-released in 2021) &#8211; 102&#8242; &#8211; Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Classic.<br \/>\nWritten by: Luis Bu\u00f1uel, Jean-Claude Carri\u00e8re.<br \/>\nDirected by: Luis Bu\u00f1uel.<br \/>\nStarring:\u00a0Fernando Rey,\u00a0Paul Frankeur,\u00a0Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, St\u00e9phane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Julien Bertheau, Claude Pi\u00e9plu, Michel Piccoli.<br \/>\n2 Academy Award nominations (Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Film) (1973). Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film.<br \/>\nOfficial Selection <strong>COLCOA 2021<\/strong> (Homage to\u00a0Jean-Claude Carri\u00e8re).<br \/>\nIn French With English Subtitles.<br \/>\nA Lions Gates \/ Rialto Release. |<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Luis Bu\u00f1uel\u2019s and\u00a0Jean-Claude Carriere\u2019s 1972 gleefully absurdist masterpiece,\u00a0The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, follows three upper-middle-class couples, brought to life by six French New Wave icons, in their frustrating, labyrinthine quest to actually partake of a meal. Their characters\u2019 various desires continually thwarted, deferred or interrupted, the filmmakers gradually reveal the true colors of a decadent, decaying European aristocracy, thereby assaulting the values of the ruling class. Originally released at a time when an anti-establishment mindset, social unrest and political activism was at its height,\u00a0Discreet Charm\u00a0was\u00a0Bu\u00f1uel\u2019s most successful film at the box office and the pinnacle of his career, earning an Oscar for Best Foreign Film, a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, and named that year\u2019s Best Film by the National Society of Film Critics.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/The-Discreet-Charm-of-the-Bourgeoisie\/77727?cmp=rt_where_to_watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH NOW<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE | 1972 (Re-released in 2021) &#8211; 102&#8242; &#8211; Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Classic. Written by: Luis Bu\u00f1uel, Jean-Claude Carri\u00e8re. Directed by: Luis Bu\u00f1uel. Starring:\u00a0Fernando Rey,\u00a0Paul Frankeur,\u00a0Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, St\u00e9phane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Julien Bertheau, Claude Pi\u00e9plu, Michel Piccoli. 2 Academy Award nominations (Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Film) (1973). 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