Delicatessen

"A futuristic comic feast."

Apr 3 1992 R 1h 39m
Comedy, Crime

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.

Plot

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.

Written by

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro, Gilles Adrien

Directed by

Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Cast

Marie-Laure Dougnac, Dominique Pinon, Pascal Benezech

Crew

View crew

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Sofinergie 2, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC), Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, Investimage 2, Sofinergie Films, Hachette Première, Constellation, Victoires Productions

Languages

Français

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award15 wins & 16 nominations total

Trailers
Delicatessen - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
91,892
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
66
Popularity
NA