The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie  

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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (French: Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie) is a 1972 surrealist film written and directed by Luis Buñuel, a Spanish-born filmmaker associated with the Surrealist movement. The film was made in France and uses the French language, although a few lines are in Spanish.

The film has been described as "a complex, shifting, virtually plotless web of dreams within dreams within dreams", and focuses on a group of upper middle-class people attempting (despite constant interruptions) to have a meal together. The film received the 1972 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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