uneatable meal

Arvilla 2022-04-29 06:01:04

The six decent high-society people don't have a good meal together in the film. Misremembering the time of the visit, the owner of the restaurant died, the host and the host of the dinner were 20 minutes late because of a sudden sexual urge... And the difference between the priest wearing the gardener's clothes and the priest's formal clothes when he came to the host's house to interview the gardener twice was A powerful satire of class prejudice, and quite humorous. The three women were having a meal without any drinks, when a soldier told the story of his mother's death and his father's death by poisoning with milk. The six then gather for dinner again, only to be interrupted by an army drill, in which one of the soldiers recounts a dream of finding his dead mother on a gloomy street, which has an interesting connection to the dream of killing his father before. Next, is the nightmare cycle of all the men in the film. If The Phantom of Liberty revolutionized the way real stories are told, this one created a new form of dream telling. In the film, the scene of six people walking aimlessly on the country road is always repeated, each time with a more solemn expression. Obviously, they are constantly obstructing the road to desire, and it seems that they will never be able to eat that meal. The second half of the film is made up entirely of dreams, but the dinner everyone is having suddenly turns into a stage play, with the audience's drama below. The so-called cumbersome etiquette and attention of the upper class are nothing but hypocritical play. Miranda National Ambassador shot and killed an officer for insulting his country as barbaric and primitive. The so-called politicians hide their true prejudices because of political needs, as if they were white leftists. The priest confessed before the death of the dying murderer who killed his parents. He kept saying that he forgave the murderer, but after the confession, the priest took the shotgun and shot the confessor in the head. Buñuel still struggles to question everything about religion. The six people were imprisoned, which seemed to be related to the previous drug trafficking, but they were let go by the director for political reasons. The interesting thing is that every time he told the reason for letting go of them, his voice would be overwhelmed by the noise of the ambient sound, which is really superb. the irony. In this way, everyone is doing a dream relay, and such a novel viewing experience is really addicting. In the end, five people were shot dead by terrorists, and the ambassador of Miranda, who was hiding under the table, couldn't help but secretly took the roast lamb on the table and was found, and was also shot to death. The result was another dream. The ambassador who woke up hurriedly took out the food from the refrigerator and devoured it. Since the contrived group banquet could never be eaten, he could just chew the food by himself like a beast.

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie quotes

  • Henri Sénéchal: Any news from Miranda?

    Rafael Acosta: Yes.

    Henri Sénéchal: The situation?

    Rafael Acosta: Quite calm.

    Henri Sénéchal: And the guerrillas?

    Rafael Acosta: There are a few left. They are a part of our folklore.

    Alice Sénéchal: You have problems with the students?

    Rafael Acosta: Students are young. They must have some fun.

    Simone Thévenot: How's your government treating them?

    Rafael Acosta: We are not against the students, but what can you do with a room full of flies? You take a fly-swatter and Bang! Bang!

  • Colonel: I didn't know that chivalry still existed in your semi-savage country.

    Rafael Acosta: Sir, you just insulted the Republic of Miranda!

    Colonel: I don't give a damn about the Republic of Miranda!

    Rafael Acosta: And I shit on your entire army!