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bourgeoisie

[boor-zhwah-zee, boor-zhwa-zee] / ˌbʊər ʒwɑˈzi, bur ʒwaˈzi /




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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Guests at a dinner party face a stream of bizarre interruptions in Luis Buñuel’s Oscar-winning 1972 surrealist fable; in French and Spanish with English subtitles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2020

At the New Museum the 500,000 pencil drawing of contemporary Vanda Vieira-Schmidt radiate an original Paul Klee–Louise Bourgeoisie synthesis.

From Slate • Sep. 13, 2016

Carriere has 139 writing credits to his name, including those for "Cyrano de Bergerac" and "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie."

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2014

Luis Brunel’s 1972 surrealist film classic, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, parodied materialist strivers who were neither discreet nor charming. has turned many of us into techno-bourgeoisie.

From Forbes • Aug. 21, 2013

Bourgeoisie, townsfolk, peasants, will go to the front and revolutionary France will then be found in her armies.

From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Hayes, Carlton J. H.




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