Steve B
Just love this film. Its not that long, but he conveys so much across the screen without words, language, just visuals. The cast here is used over time in future films. These are very steam punk in my opinion! Its funny how this subject matter can be sexy, funny, and visually as well as story line interesting! I am just fan of this director! The dialogue and plot are wonderful. Think about the bouncy bed scene and all it conveys, funny sexual, plot, its just one amazing scene out of many!
Kirpianuscus
a film about people. relationships, feelings, gestures, reactions, answers to the reactions of the other. absurd, chaotic, without coherence. not surprising because it is only a film about ordinary people living together. a dark comedy, a childish game who seems be more improvisation, it is a strange artistic delight . and this is its basic virtue. to be an open door to an universe who mix love story with savage habits, food with eccentricity , fear with a sort of carnival. so, a show about simple people who is more expression of imagination, seductive for the puzzle of images, great for the references to the world of circus, great for the delicate portrait of hidden aspects of life, taboos. a form of experiment. and this is its the significant good point.
bat116
Only the French could have made this brilliant little film. I can pretty much guarantee you've never seen a movie quite like this one. I own over 1,400 movies and Delicatessen is my absolute favorite... and it's even better the second or third time around. Yes, it's a very dark movie but it's also romantic, funny, and thought provoking. The best and worst of human nature are highlighted along the way. Several of the scenes can best be described as pure magic! The cinematography throughout is excellent and even the opening credits are brilliant. If you're a fan of wonderful, quirky little movies Delicatessen is not to be missed. Hint: Pay extra attention to what's on the televisions in the background.
SnoopyStyle
In the post-apocalyptic France, food is scarce. Clapet (Jean-Claude Dreyfus) is the landlord of an apartment building and the downstairs delicatessen butcher. Circus clown Louison (Dominique Pinon) gets the job of butcher's assistant and falls in love with the butcher's daughter Julie (Marie-Laure Dougnac). Clapet intends to cut up the new worker for food and Julie contacts vegetarian underground rebel Troglodistes.I like the weird French idea of the apocalypse. Of course, it's about food and cuisine. The yellowy tint is a little off-putting. The style is Gilliam-esque which I love. All the characters are weird. The Troglodistes are even weirder. I like the love story but the movie dwells too much on the weirdness.
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