Rent Buffet Froid (1979)
3.4 of 5 from 77 ratings
1h 29min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Too farcical to be a thriller, yet too surreal to be a farce, Bertrand Blier's wonderfully absurd Buffet froid follows Alphonse Tram (Gérard Depardieu), an unemployed man who befriends anyone who will listen to him, before, often, murdering them by mistake. After Tram's wife is murdered, he befriends his new neighbour, Inspector Morvandieu (Bernard Blier), and his wife's killer (Jean Carmet) as they hop from misadventure to misadventure, often in bizarrely liminal spaces, leaving behind a trail of accidental victims.
- Actors:
- Gérard Depardieu, Bernard Blier, Jean Carmet, Denise Gence, Marco Perrin, Jean Benguigui, Carole Bouquet, Jean Rougerie, Liliane Rovère, Bernard Crombey, Michel Fortin, Roger Riffard, Maurice Travail, Nicole Desailly, Pierre Frag, Eric Vasberg, Geneviève Page, Michel Serrault
- Directors:
- Bertrand Blier
- Producers:
- Alain Sarde
- Writers:
- Bertrand Blier
- Aka:
- Cold Cuts
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1979
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/08/2026
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with film critic Nick Pinkerton (2019)
- Bertrand Blier on 'Buffetfroid' (2003, 25 mins): the writerdirector takes an in-depth look back at his cult film
- LesRendez-vouz du dimanche: Buffet froid (1979, 8 mins): extract from the French television programme, featuring Blier and cast members Gerard Depardieu, Bernard Blier, and Jean Carmet discussing the film at the time of its release, alongside other guests
- Edinburgh Film Podcast: 'Sue Harris on Bertrand Blier' (2025, 38 mins): the author of French Film Directors: Bertrand Blier looks at the director's career
- Original theatrical trailer
- Trailer commentary (2024, 5 mins): short critical appreciation by filmmaker and film historian Daniel Kremer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- Script gallery: complete dialogue and continuity script
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/08/2026
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with film critic Nick Pinkerton (2019)
- Bertrand Blier on 'Buffet froid' (2003, 25 mins): the writer-director takes an in-depth look back at his cult film
- Les Rendez-vouz du dimanche: Buffet froid (1979, 8 mins): extract from the French television programme, featuring Blier and cast members Gerard Depardieu, Bernard Blier, and Jean Carmet discussing the film at the time of its release, alongside other guests
- Edinburgh Film Podcast: 'Sue Harris on Bertrand Blier' (2025, 38 mins): the author of French Film Directors: Bertrand Blier looks at the director's career
- Original theatrical trailer
- Trailer commentary (2024, 5 mins): short critical appreciation by filmmaker and film historian Daniel Kremer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- Script gallery: complete dialogue and continuity script
- World premiere on 4K UHD
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Reviews (1) of Buffet Froid
Strange - Buffet Froid review by CP Customer
Its brilliant, but i don't know why.
Sorry that this is such an inadequate expression, but this film achieves something huge by leaving you knowing it has captured something about the world that you have yet to conceptualise !
Perhaps its an urban underclass thing about living with danger and uncertainty ? or perhaps its more universal ? I just love art that makes me feel like this.
i hope that makes sense.
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