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Joker's Thug #3
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 Delicatessen Delicatessen Quote: Delicatessen is a 1991 French black comedy film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, starring Dominique Pinon and Karin Viard. It is set in an apartment building in a post-apocalyptic France of an ambiguous time period. The story focuses on the tenants of the building and their desperate bids to survive. Among these characters is the newly arrived Louison, who arrives to replace a tenant whose reason for departure is initially unclear. The butcher, Clapet, is the leader of the group which strives to keep control and balance in the apartment building.
It is largely a character-based film, with much of the interest being gained from each tenant's own particular idiosyncrasies and their relationship to each other.
Being released in North America with a credit reading "Terry Gilliam presents", the film just as its successor The City of Lost Children (1995) is a deliberate homage to Gilliam.
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trixster
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Re: Delicatessen An exercise in weirdness. Visually impressive, with a great sense of humour and some wonderfully creative bits. There are several scenes of physical comedy that are hilariously executed. Its style is definitely not in doubt. But the film seems to be all that; it's not attempting to make any statements through its bizarreness, and there's really nothing beneath the surface. You would think, with the post-apocalyptic setting and dark, twisted characters, the film could bring up some social commentary, but nothing is really developed. Still, it's very entertaining, but it's nothing more than a fun watch.
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Michael.
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Re: Delicatessen B/B-
Very good movie that is funny, charming and clever. It's only downfall is that it digresses into cheesy arthouse techniques sometimes that make it feel a little stilted, and theres absolutely no depth to any of the characters.
But as a vehicle for a concept, its great, Im glad JPJ nailed character development in Amelie though.
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