The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is probably the one film most people remember the director Luis Bunuel for, but actually, The exterminating angel tells a very similar story and was made about ten years earlier by Bunuel. It tells the story of a group
of rich people who join together to have a dinner. For some reason, these people can not get out of the building they’re in afterwards, and here lies the whole climax of the story which leaves a lot of room for interpretation.
Countless questions appear in my head when I see this but no answers.
Why are the people trapped inside the house and what is causing this? Bunuel makes the characters look snobby and a bit stupid, but I don’t think his main intent was to make the Bourgeoisie ...
