Back Studený bufet Czech Buffet Froid CY Buffet froid Danish Den Mörder trifft man am Buffet German Buffet froid French Buffet froid HT Buffet freddo Italian 차가운 찬장 Korean Buffet froid LB Aukstās uzkodas (filma) Latvian/Lettish
| Buffet froid | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster showing Blier, Depardieu and Carmet | |
| Directed by | Bertrand Blier |
| Written by | Bertrand Blier |
| Produced by | Alain Sarde |
| Starring | Gérard Depardieu Bernard Blier Jean Carmet |
| Cinematography | Jean Penzer |
| Edited by | Claudine Merlin |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde and Johannes Brahms |
Production companies | Sara Films Antenne 2 |
| Distributed by | UGC |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Buffet froid (English: Cold Buffet) is a 1979 French film written and directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Gérard Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, Bernard Blier and Jean Carmet. The film is a surreal black comedy portrayed as a crime thriller, set in Paris where contemporary urban life has alienated and dehumanized the city dwellers. The film won a César Award for Best Writing, and was nominated for Best Cinematography, Editing, and Production Design.
In the film, a daydreaming man offers his bloodstained knife to a random accountant at a metro station. While the two men argue, the knife disappears. When the accountant is mysteriously murdered with this same knife, the daydreamer chats about the murder with his new neighbor, a police inspector. A series of strange encounters eventually leads to the murder of the daydreamer.