Delicatessen (1991)
- Starring:
- Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro, (more
- Category:
- Foreign, Comedy, Special Interest
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A post-apocalyptic future becomes the setting for pitch black humor in this visually intricate French comedy. The action takes place within a single apartment complex, which is owned by the same man that operates the downstairs butcher shop. It's a particularly popular place to live, thanks to the butcher's uncanny ability to find excellent cuts of meat despite the horrible living conditions outside. The newest building superintendent, a former circus clown, thinks he has found an ideal living situation. All that changes, however, when he discovers the true source of the butcher's meat, and that he may be the next main course. This dark tale is played out in a brilliantly designed, glorious surreal alternate world reminiscent of the works of director Terry Gilliam, who co-presented the film's American release. Like Gilliam, co-directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro hail from an animation background, and have a fondness for extravagant visuals, absurdist plot twists, and a sense of humor that combines sharp satire with broad slapstick and gross-out imagery. This mixture may displease the weak of stomach, but those attuned to the film's sensibility will be delighted by the obvious technical virtuosity and wicked sense of humor. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast:
- Dominique Pinon - Louison
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus - Clapet
- Ticky Holgado - Mr. Tapioca
- Anne Marie Pisani - Madame Tapioca
- Jean-François Perrier - Georges Interligator
- Chick Ortega - Postman
- Robert Baud - Voltange
- Dominique Defever - Trappe
- Dominique Bettenfeld - Paumeau
- Howard Vernon - Frog Man
- Raymond Forestier - Milan
- Boban Janevsi - Remi
- Silvie Laguna - Aurore Interligator
- Jacque Mathou - Roger Kube
- Marie-Laure Dougnac - Julie Clapet
- Karin Viard - Miss Plusse
- Pascal Benezech - Tried to Escape
- Rufus - Robert Kube
- Dominique Zardi - Taxi Driver
- Eric Averlant - Tourneur
- Jean-Luc Caron - Janvier
- Bernard Flavien - Breland
- Marc Caro - Fox
- Mickael Todde - Lucien
- Patrick Paroux - Puk
- Edith Ker - Grandmother
- Maurice Lamy - Pank
- Director(s):
- Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Writer(s):
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Gilles Adrien, Marc Caro
- Producer(s):
- Claudie Ossard
- Categories:
- Comedy, Special Interest, Foreign
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- 1991 - Delicatessen - European Film Academy - Best Production Design
- 1991 - Delicatessen - European Film Academy - Best Production Design
- 1991 - Delicatessen - French Academy of Cinema - Best Original Screenplay
- 1991 - Delicatessen - French Academy of Cinema - Best Production Design
- 1991 - Delicatessen - French Academy of Cinema - Best Original Screenplay
- 1991 - Delicatessen - French Academy of Cinema - Best Production Design
- 1991 - Delicatessen - French Academy of Cinema - Best First Film
- 1991 - Delicatessen - French Academy of Cinema - Best Original Screenplay
- 1991 - Delicatessen - French Academy of Cinema - Best Editing
- 1991 - Delicatessen - French Academy of Cinema - Best First Film
