Decline of the capitalist society seen through the eyes of an iconoclast film maker.

La Grande bouffe (1973) directed by Marco Ferreri

Marco Ferreri's film "La Grande Bouffe" is a scathing attack on the hypocritical ways of our modern society in which too much importance is given to wealth creation.His film is also a truly accurate portrait of the decadence of materialist society which promotes hedonism.The film goes on to make a vitriolic assault on people who have wealth and their ways and manners to spend such a wealth.All the acts shown in the film like over eating, orgies,"living life to the fullest without giving a damn about morals and what the society would say I don't care attitude" are all the products of human mind which does not like to rest.This is the reason why three young men of different socio economic backgrounds who happen to be friends decide to make merry knowing fully well that they have adequate means to engage themselves in such a wild pursuit.It can be surmised that by showing that irresponsible wealthy people can even die of over eating Marco Ferreri wanted to suggest that it is not only the countless unfortunate poor people in this world who die of hunger.

Famous for all the wrong reasons. A good look at Creteil from the eyes of an odd

La dernière femme (1976) de Marco Ferreri

After having attended a film festival in Creteil (a posh suburb of Paris), I accidentally got a chance to watch "La derniere femme" on big screen. This invigorating experience took me in a not so distant past to a nice place called Creteil circa 1976. I was much too thrilled to have known Creteil through the vision of a maverick filmmaker Marco Ferreri for which he teamed with his regular partner Rafael Azcona. La dernière femme is a film which will easily please people of varied tastes. It can be liked by feminists,admirers of actors Depardieu and Ornella Muti and supporters of a highly unconventional filmmaker Marco Ferreri. The essential charm of this film lies in Creteil and its high rise buildings.Some of them are occupied by the likes of Depardieu and Muti.There is Michel Piccoli too who lends credible support to the narrative pattern. During my viewing of this film I did not mind at all watching a small
kid act alongside Depardieu and Muti.I doubt as to how this can be true of other viewers who might find such a move harmful for young minds. Watch it to explore other films by Marco Ferreri.