Delicatessen Movie Review 1992

Set in 21st-century Paris, this hilarious debut from directors Jeunet and Caro focuses on the lives of the oddball tenants of an apartment building over a butcher shop. Although there is a famine, the butcher shop is always stocked with fresh meat--made from the building's tenants. Part comedy, part horror, part romance, this film merges a cacophony of sights and sounds with intriguing results. Watch for the scene involving a symphony of creaking bed springs, a squeaky bicycle pump, a cello, and clicking knitting needles. In French with English subtitles.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Cannibalism, Paris, Suicide

Screenplay

Gilles Adrien, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

Cast

Marie-Laure Dougnac, Dominique Pinon, Karin Viard, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Ticky Holgado, Anne Marie Pisani, Edith Ker, Patrick Paroux, Jean-Luc Caron

Cinematography

Darius Khondji

Director

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

Music

Carlos D'Alessi

Producer

Claudie Ossard

Awards

Cesar 1992: Art Dir./Set Dec., Writing.