the bourgeoisie
noun
: the middle class of society : the social class of skilled workers, business and professional people, and government officials
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The plot is high-class soap opera, offered at a time when most composers were avoiding any subject that glamorized the bourgeoisie.
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Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Loosely inspired by Marco Bellocchio’s 1965 debut Fists in the Pocket, the scathing takedown of the bourgeoisie that put the Italian director on the map, Rosebush Pruning was penned by Efthimis Filippou.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Things are tough all over everywhere, especially in societies that sell the discreet charms of the bourgeoisie as the dream life, then simply shrug when such comforts are pitilessly snatched away.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2025
Among these were The Cost of Living (1989), centering on the bourgeoisie’s new affluence under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Small World (1995), commenting on mass tourism; and Common Sense, critiquing global consumerism.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Dec. 2025
The latest trend among the bourgeoisie was owning distinguished cats, and Colette was no exception.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
There’s a clear reference, and the film is also a critique of the bourgeoisie.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Beseech your senators to have the backbone to build back better instead of bleeding the bourgeoisie.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
At its core, though, The White Lotus continues to put a mirror up to the bourgeoisie’s neuroticism, with luxury travel as its lens.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2025
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Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Loosely inspired by Marco Bellocchio’s 1965 debut Fists in the Pocket, the scathing takedown of the bourgeoisie that put the Italian director on the map, Rosebush Pruning was penned by Efthimis Filippou.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Things are tough all over everywhere, especially in societies that sell the discreet charms of the bourgeoisie as the dream life, then simply shrug when such comforts are pitilessly snatched away.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2025
Among these were The Cost of Living (1989), centering on the bourgeoisie’s new affluence under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Small World (1995), commenting on mass tourism; and Common Sense, critiquing global consumerism.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Dec. 2025
The latest trend among the bourgeoisie was owning distinguished cats, and Colette was no exception.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
There’s a clear reference, and the film is also a critique of the bourgeoisie.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Beseech your senators to have the backbone to build back better instead of bleeding the bourgeoisie.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
At its core, though, The White Lotus continues to put a mirror up to the bourgeoisie’s neuroticism, with luxury travel as its lens.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2025
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