Delicatessen
Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Marc Caro Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Produced by	Claudie Ossard
Written by	Gilles Adrien Marc Caro Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Starring	Pascal Benezech Dominique Pinon Marie-Laure Dougnac Jean-Claude Dreyfus Karin Viard
Music by	Carlos D'Alessio
Cinematography	Darius Khondji
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date(s)	April 17, 1991 3 April 1992 4 June 1992
Country	France
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Synopsis

Delicatessen is set in an unspecified time and place with the appearance of a post-apocalyptic version of 1950s France. Food is in short supply: grain is used as currency and animals are scarce, having been hunted nearly to extinction. The story revolves around a bizarre group of neighbours living in an apartment building situated over a butcher's shop, who pay the butcher a weekly rate for both food and board. However, the food they eat is in fact human flesh, as the butcher regularly murders the workers that he hires to do odd jobs. Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of the world or civilization, through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... A red brick apartment block in central London, England, on the north bank of the Thames An apartment building, block of flats or tenement is a multi-unit dwelling made up of several (generally four or more) apartments (US) or flats (UK). ... Butcher shop in Valencia A butcher is someone who prepares various meats and other related goods for sale. ...

The hero of Delicatessen is Louison, an unemployed circus clown, who is the latest part-time worker to move in. He develops a romantic relationship with the butcher's daughter, Julie, while trying to survive constant attempts on his life. He is ultimately rescued by an underground vegetarian terrorist organization who call themselves the Troglodists. The Big Top of Billy Smarts Circus Cambridge 2004. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Marketing

The original American trailer for the film simply presented the comic "squeaky spring" sequence in full. The sequence depicts a montage of the butcher-landlord making love to his mistress on a noisy bed, while the rest of the building's tenants perform activities (painting ceilings, knitting, playing the cello, assembling novelty toys) at an increasing pace, with the squeaks from the bedsprings dictating the tempo. The trailer ended with the butcher climaxing, each tenant's activity ending (rather violently) and then a sudden cut to the title logo and the 'swinging pig' emblem from the film's opening credits.

Cast

Dominique Pinon (born Saumur, 4 March 1955) is a French actor whose most famous roles have been in the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet. ... Jean-Claude Dreyfus (February 18, 1946) is a French actor. ... Ticky Holgado, pseudonym of Joseph Holgado, (June 24, 1944 - January 22, 2004) was a French actor. ... Rufus is a french actor, b. ... Howard Vernon Howard Vernon (15 July 1914 - 25 July 1996) was a Swiss actor. ... Marc Caro, born April 2, 1956, is a French filmmaker, best known for his co-directing projects with Jean-Pierre Jeunet. ...

External links

• Delicatessen at the Internet Movie Database