La Grande Bouffe (1973)

Directed by

Marco Ferreri

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

NC-17

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 552 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four middle-aged friends gather at a villa for a weekend. They prepare an enormous feast and resolve to eat and drink until they die. The film follows their slow, deliberate self-destruction as a commentary on indulgence.

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What happens

La Grande Bouffe (Italian: La grande abbuffata, English titles The Grand Bouffe and Blow-Out) is a 1973 French–Italian satirical film directed by Marco Ferreri. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret and Andréa Ferréol. The film centres on a group of friends who plan to eat themselves to death. It satirises consumerism and the decadence of the bourgeoisie and was received controversially upon its release, but later gained a cult status. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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