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Delicatessen

  • 1991
  • 16
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
91K
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Delicatessen (1991)
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Dark ComedySatireComedyCrime

Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants.Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants.Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants.

  • Directors
    • Marc Caro
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • Writers
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Marc Caro
    • Gilles Adrien
  • Stars
    • Marie-Laure Dougnac
    • Dominique Pinon
    • Pascal Benezech
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    91K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Marc Caro
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Writers
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
      • Marc Caro
      • Gilles Adrien
    • Stars
      • Marie-Laure Dougnac
      • Dominique Pinon
      • Pascal Benezech
    • 217User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 15 wins & 16 nominations total

    Videos1

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    Trailer 2:14
    Delicatessen: 25th Anniversary

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    Marie-Laure Dougnac
    Marie-Laure Dougnac
    • Julie Clapet
    Dominique Pinon
    Dominique Pinon
    • Louison
    Pascal Benezech
    • Tried to Escape
    Jean-Claude Dreyfus
    Jean-Claude Dreyfus
    • Clapet
    Karin Viard
    Karin Viard
    • Mademoiselle Plusse
    Ticky Holgado
    Ticky Holgado
    • Marcel Tapioca
    Anne-Marie Pisani
    Anne-Marie Pisani
    • Madame Tapioca
    Boban Janevski
    • Young Rascal
    Mikael Todde
    • Young Rascal
    • (as Mikaël Todde)
    Edith Ker
    • Grandmother
    Rufus
    Rufus
    • Robert Kube
    Jacques Mathou
    Jacques Mathou
    • Roger
    Howard Vernon
    Howard Vernon
    • Frog Man
    Chick Ortega
    • Postman
    Silvie Laguna
    • Aurore Interligator
    Jean-François Perrier
    Jean-François Perrier
    • Georges Interligator
    Dominique Zardi
    Dominique Zardi
    • Taxi Driver
    Patrick Paroux
    Patrick Paroux
    • Puk
    • Directors
      • Marc Caro
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Writers
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
      • Marc Caro
      • Gilles Adrien
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Jean-Pierre Jeunet got the idea for a cannibal butcher when living in an apartment above a butcher's shop. Each morning at 7am he would hear the metallic clash of knives and a voice shout, "Chop chop!" His girlfriend said he was carving up the neighbors, and it would be their turn next week.
    • Goofs
      Every time Julie plays the cello, the audio is behind what she plays. This is most visible in the first playing session when she is practising by playing C major up and down; the lag is several notes.
    • Quotes

      Louison: This is a job for the Australian!

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits, crew members' names appear on objects that the camera tracks across: the director of photography's name appears on a camera, the composer's name on a broken 12" record, etc.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: White Sands/A Midnight Clear/Passed Away/The Playboys/Delicatessen (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Entry of the Gladiators
      Written by Julius Fucík

    User reviews217

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    10/10

    absolutely riveting!!!!

    Melding the perfect mixture of the visual grace of a silent film with a modern soundscape and bearing a twenty-first century post-apocalyptic sardonic sense of humor, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's "Delicatessen" becomes one of the finest contemporary films.

    This pitch black comedy delves into cannibalism and oddball romance in the same breath with equal gusto and therefore feels horrific, humorous, and haunting all at once. Every frame is a wonder of detail and originality that reinvigorates even the most jaded and long-time film viewer with the sense of rediscovering the art form. This is film-making in the highest regard worthy of praise, awe, and multiple viewings.
    • postmanwhoalwaysringstwice
    • Oct 9, 2006
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    • Release date
      • April 9, 1992 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Делікатеси
    • Filming locations
      • France
    • Production companies
      • Constellation
      • Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
      • Hachette Première
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • FRF 24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,803,257
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,733
      • Apr 5, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,804,142
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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