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

  • [Bishop Dufour is being introduced to the ambassador from Miranda]

    Bishop Dufour: I'm delighted to meet you. We have an important mission in Bogota.

    Rafael Acosta: Bogota is in Colombia.

    Bishop Dufour: That's right, Colombia. Sorry, I got mixed up. I've never been to Miranda, but I hear it is a magnificent country: the Great Cordillera, the pampas...

    Rafael Acosta: The pampas are in Argentina, monsignor.

    Bishop Dufour: The pampas. Of course. I should've known that. Recently I saw a book on Latin America. There were photos of your ancient pyramids.

    Rafael Acosta: Our pyramids? We have no pyramids in Miranda. Mexico and Guatemala have pyramids. We don't.

    Bishop Dufour: You're sure?

    Rafael Acosta: Absolutely.

  • Colonel: Marijuana isn't a drug. Look at what goes on in Vietnam. From the general down to the private, they all smoke.

    Simone Thévenot: As a result, once a week they bomb their own troops.

    Colonel: If they bomb their own troops, they must have their reasons.