You say you like to pretend, I'll fuck an egg with you.

Americo 2022-12-03 19:29:55

[The prudent charm of the bourgeoisie]
Summarizes the central idea in one sentence: If you say you like to pretend, I will fuck you.
1. Compared with the Andalusian dog whose eyeballs were cut open by a razor, this one is for people to see.
2. A meal that can never be completed, interspersed with a few paragraphs of absurd and blurred dreams. The latter is more real than the former.
3. Buñuel said earlier, "Don't worry about the length of the film, I can add a dream after another according to the situation." But you'd better not hope to understand it before you go to the asylum.
4. The scene where the feast suddenly turns into a theater seems to be the core metaphor, and the decency of vanity and pretense seems to be a play.
5. Movies never stop at the screen. I can't find any reason to brag about Lao Bo's satire of the middle class who loves the Communist Party.

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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!