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La grande bouffe

  • 19731973
  • 16+16+
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
14K
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La grande bouffe (1973)
ComedyDrama
A group of men go to a villa in the French countryside where they resolve to eat themselves to death.A group of men go to a villa in the French countryside where they resolve to eat themselves to death.A group of men go to a villa in the French countryside where they resolve to eat themselves to death.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
14K
YOUR RATING
    • Marco Ferreri
    • Marco Ferreri(scenario & adaptation)
    • Rafael Azcona(scenario & adaptation)
    • Francis Blanche(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Philippe Noiret
    • Marco Ferreri
    • Marco Ferreri(scenario & adaptation)
    • Rafael Azcona(scenario & adaptation)
    • Francis Blanche(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Philippe Noiret
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 52User reviews
    • 97Critic reviews
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    Andréa Ferréol and Philippe Noiret in La grande bouffe (1973)
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    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • Marcello
    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Michel
    Philippe Noiret
    Philippe Noiret
    • Philippe
    Ugo Tognazzi
    Ugo Tognazzi
    • Ugo
    Andréa Ferréol
    Andréa Ferréol
    • Andrea
    • (as Andréa Ferreol)
    Solange Blondeau
    • Danielle
    Florence Giorgetti
    • Anne
    Michèle Alexandre
    Michèle Alexandre
    • Nicole
    Monique Chaumette
    Monique Chaumette
    • Madeleine
    Henri Piccoli
    • Hector
    Maurice Dorléac
    Simon Tchao
    • Le délégué de l'ambassade de Chine
    Louis Navarre
    • Braguti
    Bernard Menez
    Bernard Menez
    • Pierre
    Cordelia Piccoli
    • Barbara
    Jérôme Richard
    Patricia Milochevitch
    • Mini
    James Campbell
    James Campbell
    • Zack
      • Marco Ferreri
      • Marco Ferreri(scenario & adaptation)
      • Rafael Azcona(scenario & adaptation)
      • Francis Blanche(dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      In the final scene in the garden - where Philipe is sitting on the bench, there is a poem by Dorothy Frances Gurney written on the bench. Many garden lovers have this poem written in their gardens. It says: "Kiss of the sun for pardon. Song of the birds for mirth. You're closer to God's heart in a garden than any place else on earth."
    • Goofs
      Before Philippe says to Nicole "actor incombit probatio", a person that should not be in the scene is visible through a glass paneled door.
    • Quotes

      Ugo: Wanting to be Marlon Brando is vanity.

    • Alternate versions
      The second German VHS release by Marketing was cut by almost 30 minutes. This was not done to secure a rating but to avoid costs for longer VHS tapes.
    • Connections
      Edited into Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      La Grande Bouffe
      Music by Philippe Sarde

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    10/10
    The collapse of a miniature consumption society.
    A pilot, a cook, a choreographer, and a judge (+ a teacher!). Every key aspect of the western culture is present in this brilliant, surreal farce. The only ideology the men and the poor Andréa hold is one of hedonistic consumption of food and sex. The prostitutes are the sensible ones, leaving out of the game in time. They represent the "outsiders", people who refuse to take part in the destructive lifestyle, and are saved.

    If you hate symbolism, you might watch this as a very funny and brilliantly acted comedy. If you don't mind the symbolism, every time you watch it again you'll find new depths in Ferreri's witty commentary of modern western lifestyle. Personally I don't mind it, hence 10/10. Belongs to my top 10 of all times.
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    • Sudek
    • May 24, 2003

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    • Release date
      • May 22, 1973 (France)
      • France
      • Italy
      • Spanish
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Rue Boileau, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Films 66
      • Mara Films
      • Capitolina Produzioni Cinematografiche
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    • 2 hours 10 minutes
      • Mono

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