Bunuel, Luis (Director & Screenplay) & Carriere, Jean-Claude (Screenplay)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

The Criterion Collection, 2000.
First Printing. Set of 2 DVDs.

In this 1972 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film, a group of diners' attempts to eat dinner are thwarted by events both actual and imagined. Criterion produced this set on the occasion of Bunuel’s 100^th birthday. Exclusive Special Edition Double Disc set includes:

• Widescreen high-definition transfer of the film enhanced for 16x9 televisions
• El naufrago de la calle de Providencia (The Castaway on the Street of Providence, 1970): a 24-minute documentary homage to Bunuel by his longtime friends Arturo Ripstein and Rafael Castanedo
• Original theatrical trailer
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• A proposito de bunuel (Speaking of Bunuel, 2000): a new 98-minute documentary on the life and work of Bunuel by Jose Luis Lopez-Linares and Javier Rioyo
• In French and Spanish with optional English subtitles
• Bunuel filmography

Item #900866
ISBN: 078002382X

2 DVD discs, 101 minutes, color, monaural, 1.66:1 aspect ratio, in French with optional English subtitles, RSDL dual-layer edition. In case, with folding booklet featuring an essay by Carlos Fuentes.

Previously owned and opened and in excellent condition.

Price: $25.00