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.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 15 wins & 16 nominations total
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Mikael Todde
- Young Rascalas Young Rascal
- (as Mikaël Todde)
- Directors
- Writers
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet(screenplay) (shooting script)
- Marc Caro(screenplay)
- Gilles Adrien(screenplay) (dialogue)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Centered on a post-apocalyptic society where food is scarce and used as currency. In an apartment building with a delicatessen on the ground floor. The owner of the eatery also owns the apartment building and is in need of a new maintenance man since the prior one "mysteriously" disappeared. A former clown applies for the job and the butcher's intent is to have him work for as little as possible. The clown and butcher's daughter fall in love and she tries to foil her father's plans by contacting the "troglodytes", a grain eating sub-group of society who live entirely underground. —anonymous
- Taglines
- A futuristic comic feast
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaJean-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.
- GoofsEvery 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.
- Crazy creditsIn 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.
- SoundtracksEntry of the Gladiators
Written by Julius Fucík
Top review
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.
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.
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- postmanwhoalwaysringstwice
- Oct 10, 2006
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- Also known as
- Делікатеси
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Box office
- Budget
- FRF 24,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,794,187
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,733
- Apr 5, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $1,794,187
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