Buffet Froid (1979)
December 19, 1979Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Gérard Depardieu
Alphonse Tram
Bernard Blier
Inspecteur Morvandieu
Michel Serrault
Le comptable
Jean Carmet
L'assassin
Geneviève Page
Geneviève Léonard
Denise Gence
L'hôtesse
Marco Perrin
Le maçon
Jean Benguigui
L'homme en noir
Michel Fortin
Le locataire musicien
Carole Bouquet
Le jeune femme
Pierre Frag
L'homme divorcé
Jean Rougerie
Eugène Léonard, le témoin
Roger Riffard
Le garde de la tour
Liliane Rovère
Josyane
Bernard Crombey
Le toubib
Maurice Travail
Le garde du terrain vague
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 19, 1979
Original NameBuffet froid
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Genres
Wiki.
Buffet froid is a 1979 French film written and directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Gérard Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, Bernard Blier and Jean Carmet. The film is a surreal black comedy portrayed as a crime thriller, set in Paris where contemporary urban life has alienated and dehumanized the city dwellers. The film won a César Award for Best Writing, and was nominated for Best Cinematography, Editing, and Production Design.
In the film, a daydreaming man offers his bloodstained knife to a random accountant at a metro station. While the two men argue, the knife disappears. When the accountant is mysteriously murdered with this same knife, the daydreamer chats about the murder with his new neighbor, a police inspector. A series of strange encounters eventually leads to the murder of the daydreamer.