I had to skip last week’s Cucina Verite because it took me a full 10 days to get through the entirety of Marco Ferreri’s La Grande Bouffe, and frankly, I’m still not entirely sure how I feel about it.

Four bored men cook up a suicide pact to overeat themselves to death. Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi. Michel: Michel Piccoli. Philippe: Philippe Noiret. Andrea ...