Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie

TIFF.25 - The Pitch Black Anthology

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TIFF 2026

Section: The Pitch Black Anthology
Director: Luis Bunuel
Cast: Fernando Rey, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig
Duration: 1h 42m
Country: France, Italy, Spain
Language: fr
Year: 1972

Don Rafael Acosta and his friends arrive for dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sénéchal. To their surprise, there is no fire in the fireplace and the table has not been set. The Sénéchals simply wrote down the wrong date in their agenda. The group decides instead to dine at a nearby restaurant, only to discover that its owner has just died and is lying in the next room. Each time the six friends attempt to share a meal together, some unexpected circumstance derails their plans...