New on Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD: BUFFET FROID / COLD CUTS (1979) Starring Gerard Depardieu, Bernard Blier & Jean Carmet

Buffet Froid Cold Cuts 1979 New On Bluray And 4k Ultra Hd

Product Description: Too farcical to be a thriller, yet too surreal to be a farce, Bertrand Blier’s wonderfully absurd Buffet froidfollows Alphonse Tram (Gérard Depardieu, Stavisky…), an unemployed man who befriends anyone who will listen to him, before, often, murdering them by mistake.

After Tram’s wife is murdered, he befriends his new neighbour, Inspector Morvandieu (Bernard Blier, the director’s father), and his wife’s killer (Jean Carmet, Black and White in Color) as they hop from misadventure to misadventure, often in bizarrely liminal spaces, leaving behind a trail of accidental victims.

Buffet froid was a commercial flop in 1979, but has since gathered a die-hard cult reputation as, per Time Out, "a cherishably Buñuelian depiction of the far-from-discreet crimes of the bourgeoisie".

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Director: Bertrand Blier

Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Bernard Blier, Jean Carmet, Marco Perrin, Carole Bouquet, Geneviève Page

Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Comedy

Runtime: 93 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: French

Studio: Powerhouse Films

Home Video Release Date: August 25, 2026

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Blu-ray - Indicator Series US Limited Edition (Amazon)

4K Ultra HD - Indicator Series US Limited Edition (Amazon)

Apple TV

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Blu-ray

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: None
4K Ultra HD: None

Audio Formats:

Blu-ray: LPCM Mono
4K Ultra HD: LPCM Mono

SUBTITLES

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Blu-ray: English

4K Ultra HD: English

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4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE
Original mono audio
Bertrand Blier on 'Buffet froid' (2019): the writer-director takes an in-depth look back at his cult film
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche: 'Buffet froid' (1979): extract from the French television programme, featuring Blier and cast members Gérard Depardieu, Bernard Blier, and Jean Carmet discussing the film at the time of its release, alongside other guests
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
Script gallery: complete dialogue and continuity script
New and improved English translation subtitles
Limited edition exclusive booklet with new writing on the film by Sue Harris, archival interviews with writer-director Bertrand Blier, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits