The Big Feast (1973) (original) (raw)
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Original title
La grande bouffeaka
AKA
- Blow Out
Year
1973
Running time
125 min.
Country
France
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production France-Italy;
Genre
Comedy. Drama | Satire. Black Comedy. Erotic. Cooking. Cult movie
Synopsis
Four wealthy middle-aged men decide to get together at a country villa and eat themselves to death. They are: Marcello, a pilot; Ugo, a chef; Philippe, a judge; and Michel, a television executive. After the first night, they agree that something is lacking: female company. They recruit three prostitutes and a local primary school teacher, Andrea. The prostitutes, disgusted, depart after a few days, but Andrea appears to be having the time of her life and stays the course. Although the food is magnificent, it soon becomes apparent that this is not the nicest way to go…
Awards
1973: Cannes Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize (ex-aequo)
Critics' reviews
- "Hilarious, stomach-turning, morbid, breezy, funny, and sad."
- "La Grande Bouffe didn't leave me so much excited as exhausted."
- "First released in 1973, the best-known movie from Italian director Marco Ferreri is an extravagantly bad-taste satire."
- "This is not a picture for bulimics or the obese; nor is it as subversively funny as it might have been. Nevertheless, there are some great scenes"
- "[A] surreal and funny feast."
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