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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie   1972         PG, 105 min. Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy Director: Luis Bunuel   Cast: Fernando Rey, Stephane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, Michel Piccoli, Bernard Musson, Paul Frankeur, Julien Bertheau, Milena Vukotic, Maria Gabriella Maione, Claude Pieplu   Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, this is a satirical look at the bourgeoisie following the activities of upper-middle-class friends. Don Raphael (Fernando Rey), Francois Thevenot (Paul Frankeur), Simone (Delphine Seyrig), Florence (Bulle Ogier), Henri Senechal (Jean-Pierre Cassel), and Alice (Stephane Audran) try, again and again, to spend an evening together. But, no matter how many times they try, and fail, to have dinner together, their plans are frustrated by events over which they have no control. The obstacles are bizarre—ranging from a mixed- up date for the dinner, to army maneuvers, to a dead body, to a stage play in which they are characters. Good entertainment. Cast Fernando Rey Don Raphael--Amb. of Miranda Stephane Audran Alice Senechal Jean-Pierre Cassel Henri Senechal Delphine Seyrig Simone Thevenot Bulle Ogier Florence Michel Piccoli Minister of Interior Bernard Musson Lt. Hubert de Rochecachin Paul Frankeur Francois Thevenot Julien Bertheau Bishop Dufour Milena Vukotic Ines the Maid Maria Gabriella Maione Guerilla Claude Pieplu Colonel

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