La Grande Bouffe: Pour Decisions Week at FOMO

One bad decision. One last round. One night that spirals completely out of control.

This week we're celebrating cinema's greatest tales of intoxication, addiction, excess, reckless behaviour and spectacular self-destruction. From cult comedies and chaotic bachelor parties to psychological breakdowns and unforgettable hangovers, this week's films prove that alcohol never solves anything… except giving us incredible movies.

LA GRANDE BOUFFE

Marco Ferreri | 1973 | France/Italy | 2h10m | French and Italian language with English subtitles

Few films have provoked as much outrage, fascination, and debate as LA GRANDE BOUFFE. Upon its premiere at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, audiences were shocked, critics were divided, and Marco Ferreri's pitch-black satire immediately became one of the most controversial films of its decade. More than fifty years later, it has lost none of its power to surprise.

Four successful middle-aged friends, played by Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, and Ugo Tognazzi, retreat to a secluded villa with a single goal: to eat and drink themselves to death. What begins as an extravagant feast of gourmet food, fine wine, and endless indulgence gradually descends into an unforgettable portrait of excess, loneliness, and self-destruction.

Although its reputation often centres on its notorious premise, LA GRANDE BOUFFE reaches far beyond a simple tale of indulgence. Ferreri uses food, alcohol, and pleasure as symbols of consumerism, wealth, masculinity, and the emptiness that can accompany a life without purpose. Beneath the outrageous comedy lies a surprisingly thoughtful and often melancholy meditation on modern society.

The film's extraordinary cast delivers fearless performances, balancing absurd comedy with genuine vulnerability. Ferreri refuses to judge his characters, instead inviting the audience to laugh, recoil, and reflect, sometimes all within the same scene. Few films swing so confidently between farce and existential tragedy.

The astonishing banquets were no cinematic illusion. Real chefs prepared vast quantities of food throughout the production, and the actors genuinely ate and drank on camera day after day. As filming progressed, the excess became physically exhausting, adding an unsettling authenticity to the film's increasingly grotesque spectacle.

If you've enjoyed the uncomfortable social satire of The Menu, the surreal excess of Triangle of Sadness, or the provocative cinema of Luis Buñuel and Pier Paolo Pasolini, LA GRANDE BOUFFE is essential viewing. It remains one of European cinema's boldest and most uncompromising works, and one of the defining films of 1970s arthouse cinema.

It all starts with one more drink.

To celebrate POUR DECISIONS Week, every guest who purchases an alcoholic drink before their screening can enjoy a second alcoholic drink for 50% off during or after the film. Offer valid on the same day only.

FOOD AND DRINK POLICY: FOMO Cinema Lounge Bar opens 1 hour before the first screening of the day and closes at 02:00, serving a wide selection of beer, wine, cocktails, and non-alcoholic refreshments including coffee and tea, as well as fresh hot popcorn! Outside food is allowed in the bar but not in the cinema. No alcohol from outside allowed. All guests are invited to arrive early and stay late!

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