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Delicatessen (1991)

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Starring (View all)
Pascal Benezech Pascal Benezech
Tried to Escape
Dominique Pinon Dominique Pinon
Louison
Marie-Laure Dougnac Marie-Laure Dougnac
Julie Clapet
Karin Viard Karin Viard
Mademoiselle Plusse
Ticky Holgado Ticky Holgado
Marcel Tapioca
Anne-Marie Pisani Anne-Marie Pisani
Madame Tapioca
Boban Janevski Boban Janevski
Young Rascal


Written by (View all)
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Jean-Pierre Jeunet
(screenplay)
Marc Caro Marc Caro
(screenplay)


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Essential viewing in post-apocalyptic tradition

16 years, 2 months ago at Sep 21 16:47
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Amazing first feature film by Jeunet, Delicatessen joins the tradition of post-apocalyptic genre. As in Luc Besson's Le Dernier Combat (1983), we just see a world gone wrong with no explaining why and how. I assume this film takes place somewhere in France in the near future, but it really doesn't matter. Even more, Delicatessen joins Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985) in both visual style and atmosphe... read more

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16 years, 7 months ago at May 1 16:27
7 votes
It has a very original plot. Indeed. And it's different from all other movies, no question about it... The thing is: I can't watched it again even if my life depended on it.

au contraire!

16 years, 6 months ago at Jun 13 3:00
7 votes
To those who turned away or couldn't watch again...
I don't understand that reaction! I love this film and the artfulness of the direction and acting. I love the scene with the rhythms throughout the apartment building culminating in a climax. And so much more, even the final scene. A wonderful film with dark, but playful humor and optimism.
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Description: Gentle clown Louison (Dominique Pinon) moves into an apartment building with a deli on the ground floor and falls for the butcher's daughter, Julie (Marie-Laure Dougnac). It's soon discovered that Julie's father (Jean-Claude Dreyfus) is actually butchering people ( a la Sweeney Todd) and selling the meat to tenants. At a crossroads, Julie must decide whether to remain loyal to her father or expose him to save Louison from becoming the next entree. ... (more)
Tags: French (19), France (17), 1990s (17), Comedy (16), Cannibalism (16), 1991 (15), Dystopia (13), Black Comedy (11), Surreal (10), Romance (8), Food (8), Surrealism (8), Drama (7), Fantasy (7), Satire (6), Future (5), Steampunk (5), Suicide Attempt (4), (4), Bathroom (3)
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" Gentle clown Louison moves into an apartment building with a deli on the ground floor and falls for the butcher's daughter, Julie (Marie-Laure Dougnac). It's soon discovered that Julie's father is actually butchering people ( a la Sweeney Todd) and selling the meat to tenants. At a crossroads, Julie must decide whether to remain loyal to her father or expose him to save Louison from becoming the next entree. The film was a critical success, and has a cult following."


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