no good meal

Carmelo 2022-09-03 00:21:44

Although there have been so many meals, I have never eaten well.

There are three field walks, like in a dream, at the 29th minute, following the failure of the second meal, and the lieutenant's narration of his tragic childhood and the three women who didn't even drink tea; the second time In the 73rd minute, Ambassador Raphael killed the colonel; the third time appeared at the end, and the dinner table was destroyed.

The six of them seem to never get out of that field and never get to eat that meal.

The whole film is deconstructed, strange characters, events, dreams within dreams.

The bourgeoisie is satirized in a serious joke. They laugh at the inferior, find their identity in them, they hate war and they don't like communism. Even the priest who finally shot the gardener was a mockery of religion. It seems that even the priest himself cannot forgive everything. The scene of eating on the stage is so interesting, eating is not for food but for performance, just to show attitude, etiquette and identity.

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie quotes

  • Rafael Acosta: Finally, if you think about it, the only solution to starvation and poverty is in the hands of the army. You'll realize it in Miranda, when you have to open your pretty thighs to an infantry battalion.

  • 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!