Marco Ferreri

The Profile

Italian film director and screenwriter (Milan, 1928 – Paris, 1997). After early work in Spain (El pisito, El cochecito), he became known for provocative, satirical films such as La grande abbuffata, Dillinger è morto, and La donna scimmia, often skewering consumerism, bourgeois rituals, and gender power plays.

La grande abbuffata premiered at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, caused a major scandal and won the FIPRESCI Prize. Frequent collaborators included Ugo Tognazzi, Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli and Annie Girardot.

Ten reviews chart Ferreri’s caustic cinema: from the Spanish-period El cochecito to the scandals of La grande abbuffata, the alienation of Dillinger è morto, and the sexual-politics shock of L’ultima donna. Critics highlight grotesque humor, bourgeois takedowns, and existential boredom. Overall praise, with a few mixed takes on Bukowski’s adaptation.