1,082 Ratings

The Big Feast

La Grande Bouffe

Italy, France, 1973

Comedy

Synopsis

Four successful middle-aged men Marcello, a pilot; Michel, a television executive; Ugo, a chef; and, Philippe, a judge go to Philippe’s villa to eat themselves to death. After the first night, Marcello insists that women should join them.

The Big Feast Directed by Marco Ferreri

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Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

1973 | Winner: FIPRESCI Prize

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

2010

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Cast & Crew

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What are people saying?

Carmine Loru's rating of the film The Big Feast
Carmine Loru

One of my all-time favs, maybe because I am Italian, maybe because I love French food, but mostly because I love great movies!
January 12, 2017 23:35
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Luca Prosperi's rating of the film The Big Feast
Luca Prosperi

A movie for very few. Those very few who experienced true friendships beyond material imitations of hedonistic dreams. I am one of those lucky ones.
December 28, 2016 14:21
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Tja's rating of the film The Big Feast
Tja

A timely seasonal warning about the dangers of over indulgence? Black humour amidst a lot of food, especially game birds and deserts in the grande french tradition. And sex. Flatulance be damned, that's just Le Mistral ...
December 22, 2016 17:18
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J.J. 'Jake' Gittes's rating of the film The Big Feast
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

This is not everybody's cup of tea because it's not at all funny. Just the opposite. You may call it bizzarre, grotesque, surreal, absurd, perverse, obscene, tasteless. And, yes, it is true; all of it. But still this movie is great. It is satire at it's best; a parable designed to illustrate that greed, hedonism, all kind of excesses (money, fame) along with poor, low morale will doom us to destruction. Masterpiece.
April 11, 2016 14:47
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El Biffo's rating of the film The Big Feast
El Biffo

One of the best foodie dramas, and Ferreri's brand of perversity is unique.
March 13, 2017 22:46
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Fabio Di Felice's rating of the film The Big Feast
Fabio Di Felice

Un capolavoro. Descrizione di una borghesia disgustosa che distrugge per il puro gusto di consumare tutto quello che per loro è accessibile. Idea di partenza fortissima (quasi bunuelliana), messa in scena perfetta e un cast di fenomeni (c'è Mastroianni, pochi cazzi, quando c'è lui in scena è tutta un'altra musica). Nel finale si trasforma quasi in un incubo alla De Sade. Stupendo. 5*
May 15, 2013 20:08
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melancolia's rating of the film The Big Feast
melancolia

I lost my appetite for a while after I watched this. The extreme of the extremes. It was sublime, yet nerve-wracking
February 18, 2013 21:15
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lexarama's rating of the film The Big Feast
lexarama

It's the Marquis de Sade played for laughs. If that whets your appetite then you are in for a treat. I adore this film for all its unbridled, lubricious, orgiastic revelry that hides a darkly satirical heart - just like the obscene pate creation by which one of the cast finds his nirvana, this film is one to be devoured until you are full to bursting. And then devoured some more!
October 12, 2010 08:43
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