La Grande Bouffe is a French film about four middle-aged men who decide to literally eat themselves to death. They hide away in a French villa with lots of gourmet food and just eat and eat. Partway through their gastronomical task, the sex addict among them (Marcello Mastroianni) insists on inviting some women to join them. However these women just can't take the excessive dining and leave the men to continue their disgusting undertaking.
A very intriguing premise, done very well, and involving exceptional actors (Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi). However, I feel this is a Love It or Hate It type of movie. It has a dark and depressing feeling; there is quite a lot of extreme scatological situations; the non-seductive mixture of food and sex can be gross. Here's a clip, that even without translation, is a perfect example of the film as a whole.
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