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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Image
Metascore
93 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critics What's this?

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Starring: Delphine Seyrig, Fernando Rey
  • Summary: The re-release of a complex web of dreams within dreams within dreams, centered around a group of six upper-middle class members of society and their repeatedly thwarted attempts to have a meal together. The interruptions become more and more surreal as the film progresses.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    100
    A masterpiece.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Movies don't come more original, inventive, or outlandishly entertaining.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    100
    Slly, sublime, buoyant mischief that is virtually without parallel in 20th-century art, much less 20th-century film.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11
  1. ryancarroll88
    10
    Who thought having a dinner party could be so difficult? Still, Bunuel shows his genius in taking a simple and absurd plot to make harrowing criticisms of its characters: the rich, the political, the religious, the militant - pretty much everyone.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. enriquec
    10
    Beautiful, tough, strange but a masterpiece!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JanineM
    2
    Annoying and not funny. I kept waiting for it to build to something but it was all in vain. Notice how some big reviewers are missing from the Critic's reviews (New York Times, Chicago Tribune) I hope they will review this movie and send this stinker down a few notches into its rightful place.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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