This has to be one of the most completely realized comedies ever made, and, in its odd way, one of the most civilized.
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Movies don't come more original, inventive, or outlandishly entertaining.
90
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
In the nearly 30 years since the movie was released (it won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1972), one forgets how falling-about-funny is this mad caper.
90
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
One of the best titles in movie history and a cast to match.
88
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
If there's a granddaddy of breezy situationalism, it's probably Buñuel.
88
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
A classic of subversive surrealism.
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Far from seeming dated, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie seems timelier than ever, downright prophetic, for that matter.
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
It seems pompous and scattershot now -- a tweaking of privileged European smugness that unfolds with a playful daisy-chain logic but has the tone of a quaint, doddering lecture.