Buffet froid (Cold Cuts) (1979)
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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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bertrand Blier
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1980 Wide
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Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
as Alphonse Tram
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Bernard Blier
as Inspector Morvandieu
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Jean Carmet
as The murderer
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Geneviève Page
as The widow
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Carole Bouquet
as The young woman at the end
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Jean Benguigui
as The Hired Killer
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Michel Serrault
as Man in subway (uncredited)
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Jean Rougerie
as Eugene Leonard
- Michel Fortin
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Denise Gence
as The hostess
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Marco Perrin
as The man in undershirt
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Liliane Rovere
as Josyane
- Pierre Frag
- Roger Riffard
- Maurice Travail
