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Buffet froid

  • 1979
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
6.7K
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Buffet froid (1979)
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Alphonse lives in an empty building. Empty but for one neighbour, the police captain Morvandieu. When the man who have killed Alphonse's wife appears, the three men will be thrown in a serie... Read allAlphonse lives in an empty building. Empty but for one neighbour, the police captain Morvandieu. When the man who have killed Alphonse's wife appears, the three men will be thrown in a serie of event in a surrealist world.Alphonse lives in an empty building. Empty but for one neighbour, the police captain Morvandieu. When the man who have killed Alphonse's wife appears, the three men will be thrown in a serie of event in a surrealist world.

  • Director
    • Bertrand Blier
  • Writer
    • Bertrand Blier
  • Stars
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Bernard Blier
    • Jean Carmet
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    6.7K
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    • Director
      • Bertrand Blier
    • Writer
      • Bertrand Blier
    • Stars
      • Gérard Depardieu
      • Bernard Blier
      • Jean Carmet
    • 34User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Alphonse Tram
    Bernard Blier
    Bernard Blier
    • Inspecteur Morvandieu…
    Jean Carmet
    Jean Carmet
    • L'assassin…
    Denise Gence
    • L'hôtesse…
    Marco Perrin
    Marco Perrin
    • Le maçon…
    Jean Benguigui
    Jean Benguigui
    • L'homme en noir…
    Carole Bouquet
    Carole Bouquet
    • Le jeune femme
    Jean Rougerie
    Jean Rougerie
    • Eugène Léonard, le témoin
    Liliane Rovère
    Liliane Rovère
    • Josyane
    Bernard Crombey
    • Le toubib
    • (as Bernard Crommbey)
    • …
    Michel Fortin
    • L'escogriffe
    Roger Riffard
    • Le garde de la tour
    Maurice Travail
    • Le garde du terrain vague
    Nicole Desailly
    • La femme divorcée
    Pierre Frag
    • L'homme divorcé
    Eric Vasberg
    • Insp. Cavana
    • (as Eric Wasberg)
    Geneviève Page
    Geneviève Page
    • La veuve…
    Michel Serrault
    Michel Serrault
    • Le quidam
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Bertrand Blier
    • Writer
      • Bertrand Blier
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The film had 777,127 admissions in France which was considered a failure. It has however since gained cult status.
    • Goofs
      When Insp. Morvandieu fires his gun, for the first time and at the end, he shoots 10 rounds in a row without reloading, using a 6-chamber revolver.
    • Quotes

      L'assassin: Lots of murders lately?

      Inspecteur Morvandieu: Things aren't bad.

      L'assassin: Got the guilty guys?

      Inspecteur Morvandieu: As few as possible. They are more dangerous in prison than out.

      Alphonse Tram: Why?

      Inspecteur Morvandieu: They contaminate the innocent.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Merci la vie (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      String Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 51/1
      Written by Johannes Brahms

    User reviews34

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    10/10

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    This is one of my favorite black comedies, on a level with Strangelove, After Hours, The Loved One, Little Murders and Cul de Sac. A kind of Three Stooges meets Samuel Beckett, it successfully traverses farce, slapstick, absurdism, and intellectual existential psychodrama. The stooges are hilarious, particularly Bernard Blier, the great French character actor (and father of director,) while the women are all in danger but really in control of this careening nightmare. The shift 3/4ths of the way through from the surreal city nightscape into the sunny countryside is brilliant and leads to a perfect ending...
    • jimi99
    • Jun 28, 2002
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    • Release date
      • December 19, 1979 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Buffet Froid
    • Filming locations
      • Lavars, Isère, France(bridge and rowboat scene)
    • Production companies
      • France 2 (FR2)
      • Sara Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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