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Bellyful (2000)

Directed by Melvin Van Peebles
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1h 45min

Overall average

5.0/10

Plot

Maverick director Melvin Van Peebles translates his own satirical novel to the screen with this multi-national portrait of race, class, and hypocrisy. The film's title refers to the name of a haute cuisine restaurant run by a self-satisfied conservative couple, Henri and Loretta. When the two find themselves overworked in the kitchen, they retreat to the local orphanage to find some cheap waitressing help, and the teenaged Diamantine fits the bill perfectly. The haughty couple has more plans for the girl than just waiting tables, however -- the conspicuously accommodating Henri and Loretta are actually bad-mouthing the girl behind her back to the townspeople and the restaurant's patrons. They go so far as to ask the naive Diamantine to pretend that she's pregnant, and she complies under the assumption that it's a harmless prank. When their intentions are revealed, however, the girl becomes wise to the couple's self-satisfied scheming, and sets her sights on revenge.

Genres

ComedyDrama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleLe Conte du ventre plein
Original languageFrançais (FR)
Spoken languagesEnglish, Français
Production countriesFrance, Netherlands
StatusReleased
Production companiesHavas Images, Les Voleurs d'Ombres, Harlekijn Holland, Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO), Accolade Pictures
Release date28 giugno 2000
Executive producerFrédéric Sichler, Daniel Toscan du Plantier, Melvin Van Peebles
ProductionJean-Pierre Saire, Yves Pasquier, Ron van Eeden, F. Jansen, Stéphane Rollot, Emmanuel Paulin, Eric Stanley
WriterMelvin Van Peebles
CastingMarie Pairis
EditingCatherine d'Hoir
CinematographyPhilippe Pavans de Ceccaty
Assistant directorsMarc Jappain, Melvin Van Peebles
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Release dates

Theatrical release

France / Jun 28, 2000

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