Buffet Froid Reviews

What great talent wasted in this film! I saw this film only once because it brings together "monsters" of French cinema, but I hate the kind of films that Bertrand Blier (Bernard's son) makes.
I consider the cinema as an entertainment (divertissement) or even as a means of making known the History or the mores of the people; humor is my favorite cinema; on the other hand, I don't like "psychological" cinema at all, which has no meaning for me. (Idem for Goddart, Truffaut, etc.) Bernard Blier is employed here in a genre that absolutely does not suit him. Like Depardieu, he is a real actor, complete, as comfortable in comedy as in tragic roles ("Les tontons flingueurs", "Quai des Orfèvres", for example.

Bertrand Blier is not really famous here on Listal but he is actually one of the best French directors, at least, he is among my favorites. It is must be one of his weirdest movies and it is basically one of those surrealist comedies like 'After Hours' by Scorsese. Usually, I'm not really a fan of this genre but I really liked this one. Indeed, there is a really good cast (Gérard Depardieu, Jean Carmet, Bernard Blier (the director's father), Carole Bouquet, Michel Serrault) and they all gave some very good performances. I especially enjoyed Depardieu who was just awesome here. He keeps meeting some weird characters throughout the night and the whole thing was just really fun to watch but also not completely stupid like most of the American comedies you get to watch nowadays. To conclude, it is a very good comedy and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in French movies.