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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Production: Lionsgate
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 15 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
R
Year:
1991
99 min
1,231 Views


its unsanitary,

the walls are crumbling, it leaks .

Maybe you dont like me?

You act as if

you want me to leave .

On the contrary!

Thats not what I meant.

It does that sometimes.

Did I hurt you?

Im alright.

We really bumped.

Im so clumsy.

Dont budge.

Im blind as a mole.

Everythings foggy.

I could get lost in it.

Since I break things,

I always buy two.

You play the cello?

I play music, too.

Wait, Ill be back.

Sh*t, not again!

Whatre you doing?

I wanted to take a bath.

Again?

You sharpen your knives enough!

A musical saw!

It has a nice sound.

Sit down.

I used to play it with the Doctor.

Livingstone Dr Livingstone!

He was my partner.

Itll rust now that hes gone.

Where did he go?

He disappeared after a show .

We only found his carcass.

They ate him.

Can you imagine, they ate him!

That night, I lost everything.

So, the first ad I read

and here I am.

I must tell you something.

Hush . Listen!

Do you know that tune?

It was his favourite.

Notice how the nights are clear?

Were entering the Virgo age.

Thats my sign.

No joke?

I swear it:
Virgo, ascendant Leo.

Cut it out, not everyones Gorilla,

ascendant Bulldozer!

Im in luck,

theres lots in store:

Get ready, the winds shifting.

Youd like to pack up and leave,

right?

You wouldnt get far. Its worse

out there, they draw straws.

Itd be a shame

to see those hams go.

And those little sucklings .

Dont joke about that, I hate it.

Youre better off here.

At least, weve got a system.

My arse! Those helpers you off

are drawing straws, too.

Thats fate!

And you cant help fate.

Just like you said:

the winds shifting.

Everyones gonna get it.

Mr Louison, Im not supposed

to tell you, but

what happened to your friend

happens here.

It takes place at night

in the stairs.

Thats why no one goes out.

And my father .

Soporific herbs

Hi!

Im here for the springs.

Come in.

This is an antique!

It has seen a lot of use.

Whats the problem?

It squeaks. Thats a pain.

Could you bounce just a little?

I cant see anything.

It does it most

when therere two of us.

Lets try it.

As I thought,

the second spring to the right.

Come, Aurore .

We are here

to help you .

Come .

Freed from life .

Come with us, Aurore .

Soothed .

Come at eleven sharp.

Ring hard!

Rotten world .

That should do it.

Here .

Thanks.

What are Troglodytists?

Outlaws. Its the big story,

but no one sees them.

Tales to keep people busy.

A typical Capricorn statement!

You lose, Im Aquarius.

The sign of the future!

The future

Its soon history around here.

Its so easy to miss a step.

Dont worry about me.

You little brats, give that back!

Quit sneering,

or Ill whack you one!

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Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Jean-Pierre Jeunet (French: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ ʒœnɛ]; born 3 September 1953) is a French film director and screenwriter known for the films Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, Alien Resurrection and Amélie. more…

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