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François Maistre has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 1990s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.
1997
Comedy · Fantasy

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
Dir. Luis Buñuel · With Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Paul Frankeur

Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way, they meet a vast assortment of characters—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.
Dir. Luis Buñuel · With Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Alain Cuny

as Le prince de Condé
Angelique is saved by the king of the cutthroats when she is endangered in the streets of Paris. After her hero is killed, she has many amorous affairs and becomes a successful businesswoman.
Dir. Bernard Borderie · With Michèle Mercier, Claude Giraud, Jean Rochefort
A comedy about an absent-minded man who works at a advertising company and topples from one problem to another.
Dir. Pierre Richard · With Pierre Richard, Marie-Christine Barrault, Bernard Blier

In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.
Dir. Claude Chabrol · With Isabelle Huppert, Jean-François Balmer, Christophe Malavoy
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