Cinematography:
Darius KhondjiComposer:
Carlos D'AlessioCast:
Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Karin Viard, Ticky Holgado, Edith Ker, Rufus, Jacques Mathou, Howard Vernon, Chick Ortega (more)Plots(1)
In a distant, apocalyptic future, conventional society has reached a state of collapse. Grain is now used as currency and meat has become a rare commodity. Meanwhile an unemployed clown finds work as a maintenance man in a squalid apartment block situated above a butcher’s shop. Having fallen in love with the owner’s daughter he soon discovers the sinister truth behind the ominous landlord’s unsavoury intentions. Between blossoming romance and disappearing tenants his only hope for survival could be the members of a subterranean militia of vegetarian freedom fighters. Or is it too late already? With its iconic, surreal imagery, gallows humour and its cast of warped characters, Delicatessen marked the breakthrough collaboration between celebrated directors Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Equal parts horror, comedy and dystopian fantasia, Delicatessen is still one of the most original and influential films of its time. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1993 - Best Film not in the English Language
European Film Awards
- 1991 - Miljen Kreka Kljakovic, Valérie Pozzo di Borgo (Best Production Designer)
- 1991 - Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro (Best Young Film)
César Awards
- 1992 - Gilles Adrien, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro (Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation)
- 1992 - Best Editing
- 1992 - Best Production Design
- 1992 - Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro (Best First Film)
- 1992 - Jean-Claude Dreyfus (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1992 - Marie-Laure Dougnac (Most Promising Actress)
- 1992 - Carlos D'Alessio (Best Original Music)
- 1992 - Best Sound
- 1992 - Darius Khondji (Best Cinematography)
- 1992 - Best Costume Design
Sitges Film Festival
- 1991 - Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro (Best Director)
- 1991 - Dominique Pinon (Best Actor)
- 1991 - Carlos D'Alessio (Best Music)
- 1991 - Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro (Critic’s Award)