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Synopsis
Buffet Froid is an absurd black comedy that cunningly reverses the conventions of the crime thriller to comment on the alienating and dehumanizing effects of contemporary urban life. It starts with Alphonse Tram (Gérard Depardieu) discovering that his casual subway acquaintance (Michel Serrault) is lying down with Alphonse's penknife sticking out of his belly. When he tries to report the crime to his neighbor, a police inspector (Bernard Blier), the latter refuses to listen, saying that he is not at work now. Later, Alphonse's wife is killed, and her hapless murderer (Jean Carmet) almost immediately confesses to Alphonse, but neither the husband nor the police inspector seem to be shocked. The three embark on a series of adventures and bizarre encounters in modern Paris. ~ Yuri German, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jean Benguigui The Hired Killer
Bernard Blier Inspector Morvandieu
Carole Bouquet The young woman at the end
Jean Carmet The murderer
Geneviève Page The widow
Jean Rougerie Eugene Leonard
Michel Serrault Man in subway (uncredited)
Gérard Depardieu Alphonse Tram

Production Crew

Théo Meurisse Art Director
Denys Granier-Deferre Assistant Director
Yves Agostini Camera Operator
Jean Penzer Cinematographer
Philippe Sarde Composer (Music Score)
Michele Cerf Costume Designer
Bertrand Blier Director
Claudine Merlin Editor
Louis Grau Executive Producer
Johannes Brahms Featured Music
Alain Sarde Producer
Théo Meurisse Production Designer
Christine Gozlan Production Manager
Bertrand Blier Screenwriter
Annie Maurel Script Supervisor
Jean-Pierre Ruh Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1979
Runtime: 95
Country: France
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Color type
Eastmancolor

Produced by
Antenne 2
Franco London Films
Parafrance
Sara Films

Release
by Parafrance