Dir: Luis Buñuel
1972
****
Luis Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie has all the surrealism and satire as you'd expect from the French director. I don't think it has the impact of Viridiana or is as accomplished as Belle de Jour but I would argue that the visuals are some of the funniest of his (for want of a better word), some subtle and some laugh out loud but none that are ever too obvious. It's Satire of the era and very accomplished, although a little dated. It's very of its time but the social issues regarding prejudice, snobbery, and hypocrisy still rings true today, as they have and probably always will continue to do. Compared to many of his contemporaries Buñuel is pretty tame, although there is something masterful in his subtlety.
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