Comedy ·Science Fiction ·Fantasy · France · 1991 · 1h 39m

Delicatessen

Delicatessen poster
Director
Jean-Pierre JeunetMarc Caro
Cast
Dominique Pinon as Louison Marie-Laure Dougnac as Julie Clapet Jean-Claude Dreyfus as Clapet Karin Viard as Mademoiselle Plusse Ticky Holgado as Marcel Tapioca Pascal Benezech as Tried to Escape
Crew
Darius Khondji — Director of Photography Hervé Schneid — Editor Carlos D'Alessio — Original Music Composer Jean-Pierre Jeunet — Screenplay Gilles Adrien — Screenplay Marc Caro — Screenplay
Tagline

A futuristic comic feast.

Synopsis

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.

Trailer Delicatessen — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
undergroundsuicide attemptdystopiapost-apocalyptic futuredark comedyclownbutcherbutcher's shopvegetarianterror cellsurrealismcannibal
Key Collaborators
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Director Marc Caro Director Darius Khondji Director of Photography Hervé Schneid Editor Carlos D'Alessio Original Music Composer Jean-Pierre Jeunet Screenplay Gilles Adrien Screenplay Marc Caro Screenplay Claudie Ossard Producer Miljen 'Kreka' Kljaković Production Design Marc Caro Production Design Valérie Pozzo di Borgo Costume Design
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