The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

2022 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis

A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.

Scores

Overall Score
56.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
29.0%
Review Aggregate
93.3

Critic Consensus

98.2% Fresh • 57 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 57 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize surreal, satirical, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

surrealsatiricalfunnypoliticalrealisticdarkhistoricalthought-provokingstylizedtragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Fernando Rey2022$27,000$29,000(est)
Paul Frankeur2022$17,000$18,000(est)
Delphine Seyrig2022$13,000$14,000(est)
Bulle Ogier2022$10,000$11,000(est)
Stéphane Audran2022$9,000$10,000(est)
Jean-Pierre Cassel2022$8,000$8,000(est)
Julien Bertheau2022$7,000$8,000(est)
Milena Vukotic2022$6,000$7,000(est)
Maria Gabriella Maione2022$6,000$6,000(est)
Claude Piéplu2022$5,000$6,000(est)
Muni2022$5,000$5,000(est)
François Maistre2022$5,000$5,000(est)
Pierre Maguelon2022$5,000$5,000(est)
Maxence Mailfort2022$4,000$5,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score98.0
RT critic review count60
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb ratingN/A
IMDb votesN/A

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$82,471$88,388
International2022N/AN/A
Worldwide2022$82,471$88,388

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2022$41,236$44,194
Digital Rentals ?2022$1,864,000$1,997,734
Digital Purchases ?2022$2,812,000$3,013,749
Physical Rentals ?2022$507,000$543,375
Physical Purchases ?2022$1,558,000$1,669,780
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$240,000$257,219
Total Revenues2022$7,022,236$7,526,051
Expenses
Budget ?2022$800,000$857,397
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$80,000 (est)$85,740 (est)
Participations2022$281,000$301,161
Residuals ?2022$285,000$305,448
Interest & Overhead2022$160,000$171,479
Total Expenses2022$1,606,000$1,721,224
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$5,416,236$5,804,827

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