“The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” – Very upper crust [MOVIE REVIEW]
It is a true joy to discover that a beloved film from the past not only holds up but surpasses your memory of it. The new 4k restoration of Luis Bunuel’s “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” is that and so much more! Bunuel, whose first work “Le Chien Andalou” was a collaboration with Salvador Dali, moved in and out of surrealist circles. With “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” he returned both to surrealism and circles because the plot, if you can call it that, goes round and round, skirting reality but planting itself firmly within the absurd. It is a comedy both hilarious, preposterous, farcical, political, and Freudian, although Jungians might argue their interpretation from the standpoint of shared memory. Writing with longtime collaborator Jean-Claude Carrière, it is part of the humor that Bunuel succeeds in being all things to all people, depending on personal philosophy. What are the bourgeoisie? Technically the term refers to the middle class, although from a Marxist standpoint it would refer to the capitalists who control the wealth. Our protagonists definitely comport themselves as a ruling class with all its privileges, with delusions bordering on the…
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