La Grande Bouffe
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La Grande Bouffe (The Grand Bouffe) | |
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Directed by | Marco Ferreri |
Produced by | Vincent Malle Jean-Pierre Rassam |
Written by | Rafael Azcona Francis Blanche (dialogue) Marco Ferreri |
Starring | Marcello Mastroianni Ugo Tognazzi Michel Piccoli Philippe Noiret |
Music by | Philippe Sarde |
Release date(s) | 1973 |
Running time | 135 min |
Language | French |
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La Grande Bouffe, Italian title La grande abbuffata, is a 1973 film, directed by Marco Ferreri. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Piccoli and Philippe Noiret.
The plot revolves around a fantastic Franco-Italian orgy comprising of four middle-aged gourmets fed up with the mundanity of life, who embark upon a suicide pact: death by over-indulgence in food, sex and alcohol.
Bouffer is French slang for "eating" (as the original Italian abbuffata, meaning "great eating").
[edit] Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni - Marcello
- Philippe Noiret - Philippe
- Michel Piccoli - Michel
- Ugo Tognazzi - Ugo
- Andréa Ferréol - Andréa