Studio Canal have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of director
Luis Buñuel's
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), starring Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Stéphane Audran. The film will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on July 16th.
- Introduction by Professor Peter Evans
- Trailer
Luis Bunuel's surrealist satire takes on targets as diverse as South American politics, the upper class and religion. Six socially respectable friends meet up for a dinner party, only to be subject to a number of bizarre intrusions. Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 1973.
Note: In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the film's original release, Studio Canal and the ICO will also release the re-mastered digital print of Luis Buñuel's surreal comedy in cinemas on June 29th, including an Extended Run at BFI Southbank as part of their Jean-Claude Carrière season.