Delicatessen
1991 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 7.3 · 78% critics
In a bleak future where food is scarce, tenants in a rundown apartment building rely on a butcher downstairs for rare “meat” and uneasy survival. When a newcomer takes a job in the building and falls for the butcher’s daughter, their budding romance stirs suspicion, strange neighbors, and dangerous business interests.
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-04-17
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,631 votes)
About
If you enjoy surreal, offbeat dark comedies with romance and a grimy dystopian vibe, this could click, especially if you like Brazil or The City of Lost Children; Not for you if you want straightforward, grounded storytelling.
Pros: darkly funny; wildly original world; memorable oddball characters | Cons: very weird tone; confusing at times; story can drag
Themes
- underground
- suicide attempt
- dystopia
- post-apocalyptic future
- dark comedy
- clown
- butcher
- butcher's shop
- vegetarian
- terror cell
- surrealism
- cannibal
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Production Designer · 1991
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award · 1991
- Sitges Film Festival Best Director award · 1991
- Young European Film of the Year · 1991 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
- PB
Pascal Benezech
as Tried to Escape
- EK
Edith Ker
as Grandmother
Rufus
as Robert Kube
Jacques Mathou
as Roger Kube
Chick Ortega
as Postman
Directed by Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet