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Buffet Froid

1979 · 93 min · Director: Bertrand Blier ★ IMDb 7.1 · 7,281 ratings

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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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Buffet Froid (1979) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Humor 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Humor, Disturbing. Genres: Comedy, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Humor and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor52 %42 %38 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Disturbing59 %46 %41 %44 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor61 %53 %36 %45 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor60 %50 %33 %43 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Disturbing63 %48 %34 %49 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor68 %56 %44 %51 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor70 %63 %54 %50 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor68 %63 %48 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor61 %60 %36 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Humor58 %58 %35 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Humor60 %59 %39 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Humor66 %59 %46 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Disturbing71 %58 %56 %58 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Humor70 %59 %55 %61 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Humor65 %60 %46 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Humor63 %61 %44 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Humor65 %61 %51 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension70 %53 %63 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Tension73 %42 %68 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Gérard Depardieu

Alphonse Tram

JB
Jean Benguigui

JB
Jean Benguigui

Le tueur à gages

MP
Marco Perrin

MP
Marco Perrin

L'homme dérangé en pleine nuit

BC
Bernard Crombey

DG
Denise Gence

JR
Jean Rougerie

Eugène Léonard

MF
Michel Fortin

Le locataire musicien

PF
Pierre Frag

L'homme divorcé

RR
Roger Riffard

Le garde de la tour

MT
Maurice Travail

Le garde du terrain vague

ND
Nicole Desailly

La femme divorcée

EV
Eric Vasberg

Inspecteur Cavana

Details

Directed by
Bertrand Blier
Written by
Bertrand Blier
Type
Movies
Released
1979
Runtime
93 min
Country
France
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 7,281 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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