LA GRANDE BOUFFE (Dvd, 1973)

Notorious cult classic is an audaciously vulgar parable of extraordinary excess and hedonism. Four petit-bourgeois middle-aged friends (the quartet of A-list stars: Mastroianni, Piccoli, Tognazzi, and Noiret) for vague reasons decide to end it all by going out in style. They retreat to a Parisian mansion and plan to eat themselves to death- which proves to be far less fun than they expected. A doomed, but jovial party atmosphere complete with plate after plate of gorgeous retro European gourmet food and a few call girls slowly descends into a gross, and even disgusting, gastronomical nightmare. All pleasure is no pleasure. From the dance with a calf's head ("that's good meat!"), to Ugo's spot-on Don Corleone impression, Marcello playing pirate while wearing women's underpants as an eye patch, the pate' sculpture, and of course the absolutely impossible to forget performance by Michel Piccoli, this is a slow burning but wild experience. A fantastic dark comedy, provocative, morbid, absurd, outrageous and funny. The photography, setting, and the chemistry of the cast add to the film's memorable nature. Perhaps best appreciated by fans of the films of Luis Bunuel, Peter Greenaway, or Bernardo Bertolucci. This film is often compared to Bunuel's, but this one decidedly lacks intellectual depth or overt surrealism. Compare with the sensuous, but memento mori laden Last Tango In Paris and The Cook The Thief His Wife And Her Lover. A unique blend of Babette's Feast with the Marquis de Sade or Dante's Inferno.

Item specifics
Condition Brand New: An item that has never been opened or removed from the manufacturer’s sealing
Rating NR
Format DVD
Region Code DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
Former Rental No
Director Marco Ferreri
Leading Role Marcello Mastroianni
Release Year 1973
Movie/TV Title LA GRANDE BOUFFE
Genre Foreign Language
Sub-Genre French
UPC 807581506736