Delicatessen
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Delicatessen

A futuristic comic feast.

7.3 / 10 1991 1h 39mR 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

Dominique Pinon

Louison

Lead
Marie-Laure Dougnac

Marie-Laure Dougnac

Julie Clapet

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Clapet

Karin Viard

Karin Viard

Mademoiselle Plusse

Ticky Holgado

Ticky Holgado

Marcel Tapioca

PB

Pascal Benezech

Tried to Escape

EK

Edith Ker

Grandmother

Rufus

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.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Delicatessen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker