Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971
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Buffet Froid
Representation Score
6.1/10
Good
1979
Not RatedDirector
Bertrand Blier
Runtime
93 minutes
Average Rating
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Buffet Froid is a postmodern exploration of social fragmentation that prioritizes narrative subversion over demographic breadth. While the film lacks significant racial and LGBTQ+ visibility, it succeeds in challenging systemic social orders. By deconstructing bourgeois structures and presenting characters driven by detachment, the film offers a critique of traditional Western institutions. Ultimately, the work's value lies in its refusal to adhere to conventional social norms, even as it remains anchored in a homogeneous social milieu.
Category Breakdown
Does Buffet Froid have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film operates within a framework that assumes everyone is straight or cisgender. It lacks explicit depictions of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender through a queer lens.
How does Buffet Froid portray gender?
The narrative disrupts traditional gender hierarchies by portraying male behavior as erratic and impulsive. It challenges patriarchal archetypes by presenting men who lack traditional competence or emotional stability.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Buffet Froid?
The cast is predominantly homogeneous, reflecting a localized study of the 1970s French urban middle class. There is a notable absence of racial or ethnic diversity within the primary character arcs.
How does Buffet Froid represent religion and culture?
The film excels in deconstructing bourgeois social structures and traditional Western institutions. It portrays social decorum and romantic etiquette as hollow or absurd through a lens of moral relativism.
Does Buffet Froid include disability representation?
The protagonist's cognitive confusion and memory lapses function primarily as plot devices for the absurdist narrative. Neurodivergence is not explored as a central identity or with real control over the story.
Present on Screen
- Challenges traditional masculine archetypes by presenting men as erratic and socially dysfunctional.
- Effectively deconstructs bourgeois social structures and the emptiness of established social norms.
- Employs a narrative structure that challenges the stability of Western institutions.
Limited or Absent
- Lacks racial and ethnic diversity, focusing almost exclusively on a homogeneous French middle class.
- Provides very little visibility for non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities or queer perspectives.
- Uses cognitive impairment as a plot device rather than exploring neurodivergence with real control over the story.
Official Synopsis
Alphonse Tram is unwittingly involved in several murders despite having no memory of committing the crimes. His confusion lead him to confess to his neighbour, Inspector Morvandieu. Alphonse and Morvandieu become the axis around which murders occur.
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