Delicatessen dvd

Foreign Language DVDs

$29.95

SKU: 012236100126 Lionsgate

Delicatessen dvd - 1991 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro. The story is centered on a microcosm of a post-apocalyptic society where food is so rare it's invaluable and is used as currency. The story centers on an apartment building with a delicatessen on the ground floor. The owner of the eatery also owns the apartment building and he is in need of a new maintenance man since the original "mysteriously" disappeared. A former clown applies for the job and the butcher's intent is to have him work for a little while and then serve him to quirky tenants who pay the butcher in, of course, grain. The clown and butcher's daughter fall in love and she tries to foil her father's plans by contacting the "troglodytes", a grain eating sub-group of society who live entirely underground. The "trogs" are possibly the most sensible of the lot, as they see food as food and not money. Stars Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Karin Viard, Rufus and Ticky Holgado. Rated R for violence (PG 14 in Canada), 99 minutes.


Special features include - The Making of Delicatessen, The archives of Jean-Pierre Jeunet, audio commentary with the director and optional English or Spanish subtitles.


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