Delicatessen (1991) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Delicatessen
Year
1991
Running time
95 min.
Country
France
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Fantasy. Comedy | Black Comedy. Post-apocalyptic Future. Cult movie
Synopsis
A young drifter named Louison (Dominique Pinon), arrives in a middle-of-nowhere town seeking work and lodging, and is given a place to stay above a local butcher's shop in exchange for his services as a handyman. This surrealistic world is a meatless and cannibalistic one, and 'real' food is a highly expensive commodity that is used as currency for grain. The local inhabitants of the town in which Louison visits all have a 'secret' agreement in which the Butcher supplies them with meat in exchange for their resisting of cannibal urges towards one another. However, unbeknownst to Louison, this agreement involves the Butcher supplying his very own-hired Handyman as food!
Rankings Position
Awards
1992: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Languaje Film
1991: Sitges: Best Director, Best Actor (Dominique Pinon), Soundtrack
1991: César Awards: 4 Awards: 12 Nominations
1991: Chicago International Film Festival: Gold Hugo - Best Movie
Critics' reviews
- "A laboriously self-conscious attempt at being avant-garde."
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- 22 My Favorite French Movies (103)
- 42 The Weirdest Movies I Have Ever Watched (86)
- 54 Movies with the Best Opening Credits (14)
- 64 My Favorite Cult Classics (122)
- 66 My Favorite Movies from Europe & Latin America (37)
- 83 Movies I Like But Wouldn't Recommend to Everyone (32)
- 90 My Favorite Fantasy Movies (44)
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