Luis Bunuel’s ‘The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’. Edited by Marsha Kinder (ISBN: 0521560640 / 0-521-56064-0)
first edition
1999 · Cambridge
by KINDER, MARSHA (ED.), BUNUEL, LUIS
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. First Edition. Illustrated. 225 pages. Fine copy without dust jacket as issued. A critical and historical overview of writer / director Luis Bunuel’s classic surreal film ‘The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’ starring Fernando Rey, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, Stephane Audran, and Jean-Pierre Cassel. With chapters including “How Marilyn Monroe Profoundly Influenced ‘The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’” by John Rechy, “Bunuel, the Realist: Variations on a Dream” by Juan Romero Mora Catlett, “Bunuel in the Cathedral of Culture: Reterritorilizing the Film Auteur” by Marvin D’Lugo, and vintage reviews such as “’The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’: A Review” by Stephen Kovacs (’Film Quarterly’, Winter 1972-1973), “Why Is the Co-eatus Always Interruptus?” by John Simon (’New York Times’, February 25, 1973, etc. Includes credit for the film, a selective bibliography, notes on the contributors, and an index. (Inventory #: 18310E)