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73% Critic Match
Delicatessen
“A futuristic comic feast.”
7.3 / 10• 1991• 1h 39m•R• French
ComedyScience FictionFantasy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dominique Pinon
Louison
Lead
Marie-Laure Dougnac
Julie Clapet
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Clapet
Karin Viard
Mademoiselle Plusse
Ticky Holgado
Marcel Tapioca
PB
Pascal Benezech
Tried to Escape
EK
Edith Ker
Grandmother
Rufus
Robert Kube
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Pierre Jeunet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Delicatessen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
