{"id":2359,"date":"2012-06-27T18:12:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2012-06-27T18:12:23","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T17:12:23","slug":"the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgeoisie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/2012\/06\/27\/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgeoisie\/","title":{"rendered":"The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the 40th anniversary of the film&#8217;s original release, STUDIOCANAL and the ICO are releasing a re-mastered digital print of Luis Bu&#241;uel&#8217;s surreal comedy <I>The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie<\/I> in cinemas on June 29, including an extended run at BFI Southbank as part of their Jean-Claude Carri\u00e8re season. Carri\u00e8re has written the screenplays for many classic films including  <I>Belle de Jour, The Milky Way, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Tin Drum, La Piscine, Sommersby<\/I> and <I>The Unbearable Lightness of Being<\/I>. <I>The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie<\/I> is released on DVD, and for the first time on Blu-ray, on July 16.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2361\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/discreet_charm_594.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2359]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/discreet_charm_594.jpg?resize=474%2C1384\" alt=\"\" title=\"Comic Strip Review by Grayham P. Puttock\" width=\"474\" height=\"1384\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/discreet_charm_594.jpg?w=594 594w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/discreet_charm_594.jpg?resize=171%2C500 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comic review by Grayham P. Puttock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"info\">Grayham P. Puttock is the creator of Love&#038;Ammunition comic. To see more visit <A HREF=\"http:\/\/dontlooknowcomics.deviantart.com\" target=\"_blank\">dontlooknowcomics<\/A> or contact Love&#038;Ammunition@facebook.<\/div>\n<div id=\"expander\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 40th anniversary of the film&#8217;s original release, a re-mastered digital print of Luis Bu&#038;#241uel&#8217;s surreal comedy is released in cinemas on June 29.<br \/>\n<i><b>Comic Strip Review by Grayham P. 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