Delicatessen (1991)
Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who creates cannibalistic meals for his odd tenants. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Written By: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro, Gilles Adrien
Starring: Dominique Zardi, Howard Vernon, Karin Viard, Dominique Pinon, Rufus, Ticky Holgado, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Jacques Mathou, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Pascal Benezech
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi
Country: France
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Luna6ix | 91 98th |
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Charming, and incredibly wacky, drives home the idea that if you don't have a big budget you should at least have a big imagination.
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hotsake | 50 34th |
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This film has good visuals but it's empty and has no substance, its more like a bunch of barely connected short films than a cohesive whole. I tend not to like too many French films as I find them to be all styles and visuals and no substance or story. So I try all of the films that people tend to love, but this film, like most of the others, affirm my belief instead of change my mind.
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Syntheseizur | 32 3rd |
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The exact brand of ineffectual quirkiness that I can't stand. It has good visuals and an original premise, but it's completely superficial. I don't care about any of these characters and find them all grating. Plus the humor is all but non-existent. Maybe it's trying too hard and that's what makes it annoying, but as it stands it feels like a film Terry Gilliam would make on a bad day. And why is everyone fucking screaming?
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MartinTeller | 84 81st |
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Some superfluous nonsense, but it's all good as long as you can get into the spirit of the thing. Gorgeous, imaginative visuals as usual with Jeunet.
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Jeb | 79 62nd |
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Very bizzare and fun black comedy. You have to be in a certain mood to like this film and appreciate it.
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gabor | 90 71st |
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it's screwy, futuristic, retro and entertaining all at once. I think it represents the Brazil factor -- if you liked that, you'll like this.
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Magb | 70 39th |
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Well, I like it, but I couldn't quite get into it. I mean, on the one hand I enjoyed the weirdness of it all and it was often very funny, but on the other hand I just couldn't bring myself to really care about any of it. It's strange, considering the film's similarities to favorites of mine such as Brazil, that I couldn't lose myself more in the film, but there you go. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood.
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TheDenizen | 80 84th |
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A fucked up fantasy/dark comedy about some weird future/alternate reality where people are struggling to survive through a massive food shortage. In a world where corn is currency, people will do just about anything for a slab of meat. Really impressive visually, this movie had a definite influence on Del Toro, as well as all the early Tool videos (the stop-motion animated ones).
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GravyMaximus | 75 76th |
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ha ha oh wow
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Anomaly | 85 85th |
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Starts off oddly, but quickly gains momentum and comes to a satisfying climax. Never really laugh out loud funny, but still very funny. Great use of imagination to overcome a low budget.
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vesupria | 1 5th |
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Another classic case of style over substance. Lame.
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amerigo | 84 84th |
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At times absolutely hilarious, at others touching, and always bizarre and most of all very, very French. A fun little movie.
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Duder | 70 75th |
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Such a strange and strangely warm movie filled with heart all over, sometimes too eerie, sometimes too interesting, sometimes plain ugly, but oh such a great atmosphere throughout. I really enjoyed it and loved the suicidal women, she made me laugh a lot..
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Barthalen | 85 92nd |
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It's hard to imagine that such a crazy premise could work, but Delicatessen is a delicious stew of dark comedy, oddball characters and creepy environments. It all comes together nicely in a wonderful finale. The oppressive orange filter might get annoying after a while, though.
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tathiel | 87 90th |
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Very nice black movie that cannot put into a proper genre, it's really difficult. The humor is really special, not for everybody, but definitely something for fans of movies by i.e. Terry Gilliam.
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NathanDarko | 88 70th |
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I really like the optic, some scenes are so awesome ( the aerial scene on the roof for example ) Jeunet found a great way to combine weird situations with great and pleasent characters.
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Gilly | 40 5th |
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I didn't get the point of this movie
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Waldheri | 95 95th |
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"Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy" Need I say more? Pierre Jeunet is a genius and this film is positively hilarious. I never expected to laugh at failed suicides so much. Brilliant!
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Myszatek | 85 88th |
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"Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy"? I have nothing to add. perfect :)
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Spanks | 30 19th |
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I recently re-watched this after falling asleep during my first viewing. Not to reiterate my initial stance, but consciously watching this proved to be more of a chore than simply trying to stay awake. While the atmosphere and cinematography was a treat, the story, characters and humor were quite agonizing. Not to mention the overt quirkiness of the film was extraordinarily dreadful. Overall this is just another example of Jeunet's "style over substance" direction resulting in a dull experience.
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mwgerb | 79 94th |
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Its visuals are excellent, its situations are bizzare, and all the characters are somehow memorable, even if we don't spend that much time with them. Its dark humor is on par with Gilliam's best work (the most enjoyable attempted suicide and funniest sex scene of all time are great examples). Perhaps not as emotionally overwhelming as Brazil, but in other regards, it ranks among the best post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedies ever made.
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Duco | 67 26th |
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I don't know, while I really appreciate the setting and the mood of the whole film, I didn't really enjoy it; it was still too predictable for me, and while it certainly is a work of an artist, it didn't build enough tension to grip me on. Kudos to camera work and character depth though.
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| 1 | ericambler | 75 61st |
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DELICATESSEN is a quirky wind-up toy of a movie, wearing playful anarchy as a badge of honor. It stands out even among the ranks of visually bespoke films as particularly obsessed with archaic contraptions and confabulations, sometimes to the detriment of the story itself. But even that's fine, as long as Jeunet finds inventive ways to entertain us at his darkly comic circus.
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ratedargh | 85 75th |
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Pretty excellent throughout. It's so bizarre and comically violent with a terrific setting realized very well. This may sound hyperbolic or unnecessary in praising it but it fully immerses the audience into the world it has put forth. Well done and while some characters get lost in the shuffle or are almost faceless, it's engaging throughout.
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| 1 | Hermdawg | 90 66th |
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Should have watched this long ago. Not as grand in scope as it's sister film, "City of Lost Children", but still beautifully filmed and delightfully wry. Wickedly funny in spots, tender and moving in others.
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Paxton | 79 85th |
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If there's a more attractive man than Dominique Pinon, I don't want to know about him.
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comepelicula | 30 12th |
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I totally hated the whole atmosphere from the beginning this movie looks so dirty it's no fun. The characters are unnatural and I never really cared for them.
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| 1 | BadFurDay | 9 95th |
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The finest of french dark humor. Set in a very unique kinda-post-apocalyptic universe, this movie has several creepy, weird, confusing, and seemingly unrelated plotlines that all get together for a grand finale. Jeunet and Caro have a style of their own that nobody ever managed to get close to replicating. Highly recommended.
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| Average Percentile 63.94% from 4038 Ratings |  |