Film Screening: Au Menu - Le Charme Discret de la Bourgeoisie

Join us for the next screening of our Au Menu film series with the screening of Luis Buñuel’s surrealist masterpiece, Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie.

This 1972 Oscar-winning film invites viewers into a world of absurdity, as Buñuel uses his wit to skewer bourgeois conventions and political hypocrisy.

Following the screening, we’ll host a conversation on Buñuel’s cinematic legacy and his influence on contemporary filmmakers. Attendees will be automatically entered into a raffle for a gift certificate to Sofitel’s Le Bar at the end of the evening!

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for a complimentary glass of French wine. Program starts at 6:30 p.m. Please enter via 54 W Chicago Ave. Non-alcoholic options will be available.

*Free for students with .edu email address.

About the Director

Emmanuel Radnitzky, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Luis Buñuel (1900–1983) was a Spanish-born filmmaker and one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema. A pioneer of surrealist film, he first gained notoriety with Un Chien Andalou (1929), co-created with Salvador Dalí, a shocking and dreamlike short that defied narrative conventions and embraced the irrational.

Buñuel’s work spanned countries and decades, with significant phases in Spain, France, Mexico, and the United States. He was known for blending biting social critique with surrealist imagery, often exploring themes of religion, repression, desire, and hypocrisy.

Radical, provocative, and endlessly imaginative, Buñuel left an indelible mark on world cinema, influencing generations of directors from Hitchcock to Almodóvar.