Sunday, September 14, 2008

Must See French Film - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

For people who like the odd & the surreal:


The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (French: Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie) is a1972 surrealist film written and directed by Luis Buñuel, a Spanish filmmaker associated with the Surrealist movement. The film was made in France and is in French, although some dialogue is in Spanish.

The film is about a group of upper middle-class people attempting — despite continual interruptions — to dine together.

The film is several thematically connected scenes: five gatherings of a group of bourgeoisfriends, and four dreams dreamt by different characters. The beginning of the film focuses on the gatherings, while the latter part focuses on the dreams, but both types of scenes are intermixed. The film's world is not logical: the bizarre events are accepted by the characters, even if they are impossible or contradictory.


This film appeals to the abstract artist, that I am.

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