Delicatessen

DELICATESSEN (15)

D: Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro

UGC/Constellation/Hachette (Claude Ossard)

France 🇫🇷 1991

97 mins

Comedy/Fantasy

W: Adrien Gilles, Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro

DP: Dariusz Khondji

Ed: Herve Schneid

Mus: Carlos D'Alessi

PD: Marc Caro

Marie-Laure Dougnac (Julie Clapet), Dominique Piñon (Louison), Karin Viard (Mademoiselle Plusse), Jean-Claude Dreyfus (Clapet), Ticky Holgado (Marcel Tapioca)

A black comedy/surrealist nightmare set in post-Apocalyptic France where due to food shortages, a butcher serves up the residents of the flats above his shop.

The production design of the movie is fantastic, playing out like a French version of the Terry Gilliam movie Brazil.

It's offbeat, but very entertaining. Considering the low budget, all the visuals are striking.

8/10