Delicatessen ! Wish I could pronounce it perfectly in french.Anyway,delicatessen is a brilliant French film made twenty years ago in 1991 by Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet. It is a post-apocalyptic film, in a sense. It is a post-apocalyptic film in the best sense, or rather it illustrates exactly what I love about the genre.It was simply made easy and it was made well and it shows you, through the absence of our present culture, what the film-makers think is radical about human nature 'underneath' social norms ( an expected form of behavior in a given situation).
Basically, the movie was about a futuristic world where food shortage have led the butcher to serve up human flesh after murdering the local. I know, ewwwww ! The acting was superb with Dominique Pinon in it. He was the lead actor,a clown out of work who takes a job as the maintenance man for the block of flats. There was where the story takes place. His lovely relationship with the butcher's daughter, which is played by Marie-Laure Dougnac. She is so sweet and tender looking.
The flow of the film was so mesmerising , the cinematography was gorgeous too, which in itself is worth to watch. Not to forget , the bed spring test it is totally hilarious , the failing suicide attempts and the sex scene between the butcher and his lover shot from under the bed was funny as hell. Could not stop laughing. The awkward moment when you are watching it with your lecture in front of you.
Well, so far I have enjoyed the film.The film was so fun and a lot of wonderful imaginative.Just got to sit back and enjoy the film with an open mind. You will for sure love it.
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