The Big Feast
1973 · Movie · NC-17 · 130 min · ★ 7.1 · 68% critics
Four friends retreat to a secluded villa for an extravagant weekend of gourmet feasting, determined to push indulgence to its limit. As food, sex, and dark humor mingle behind closed doors, the gathering becomes a provocative satire that tests how far pleasure and emptiness can go together.
Also known as The Grande Bouffe · Blow-Out · La Grande Bouffe
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Details
- Original title
- La Grande Bouffe
- Years
- 1973
- Release date
- 1973-05-16
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NC-17
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (547 votes)
About
If you’re curious about extreme, taboo-leaning satire that mixes indulgence with bleak comedy, this may land, especially if you liked The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover; Not for you if explicit sex, bodily humor, or nihilistic themes put you off.
Pros: audacious satirical premise; darkly funny moments; memorable, provocative atmosphere | Cons: slow, stagnant pacing; thin story momentum; crude, gross-out content
Themes
- suicide
- call girl
- childhood friends
- grotesque
Cast & crew
Marcello Mastroianni
as Marcello
Ugo Tognazzi
as Ugo
Michel Piccoli
as Michel
Philippe Noiret
as Philippe
Andréa Ferréol
as Andrea
- SB
Solange Blondeau
as Danielle
Florence Giorgetti
as Anne
Michèle Alexandre
as Nicole
Monique Chaumette
as Madeleine
- HP
Henri Piccoli
as Hector
Directed by Marco Ferreri