La Grande Bouffe

La Grande Bouffe
Italian cinema poster
Directed byMarco Ferreri
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMario Vulpiani
Music byPhilippe Sarde
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
  • 135 minutes
  • 123 minutes (censored cut)
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
Languages
  • Italian
  • French

La Grande Bouffe (Italian: La grande abbuffata, English titles The Grand Bouffe and Blow-Out) is a 1973 French–Italian satirical film directed by Marco Ferreri. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret and Andréa Ferréol. The film centres on a group of friends who plan to eat themselves to death. It satirises consumerism and the decadence of the bourgeoisie and was received controversially upon its release, but later gained a cult status.