Delicatessen Page #5

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
1,247 Views


to your daughter.

Dangerous, whats that?

Audacious, were that!

Courageous, Ill take three.

Generous, You, You, You, and me!

Scout to Sauce-Master:

corn located at site.

I repeat:
corn located.

Proceeding with mission, phase B.

Target:
Louison.

I repeat:
target, Louison.

An ambush!

Aurore, whats wrong now?

Georges .

Throw in your apron?

Now Ive heard everything!

Its been on my mind a while .

Were ageing,

Im losing my touch.

And so many victims .

I feel sorry for them.

Sorry? Thats not like you at all!

No ones entirely evil.

Its circumstance.

Or you dont realize

youve done wrong.

Some say you have to forgive.

You forgive me?

An old bastard like you?

I bet I could.

Youre a doll.

The guys you offed wouldnt forgive.

Or youd have to insist!

Only Julie could forgive me.

Youve asked her?

She wont ever.

Youre her father.

She wont even speak to me.

Want me to see her?

I could talk to her.

She only thinks about that Louison.

Hes not a bad guy, after all.

By the way, hes on T.V. tonight.

Why dont you go tell him?

I bet he doesnt even know.

Hes head is in the clouds .

Really, you should eat something.

Not hungry!

Fox!

Youve been hiding things:

youre on T.V. tonight.

How about that! Livingstone .

The Criekville Casino

I remember:
we had a hit

with the Tica Tica Walk.

Tica Tica, what?

Oh, sh*t!

Thats your new number?

Let me explain

Sorry to disturb you!

I goofed again!

He has clown shoes alright.

Mission accomplished.

Call in the others.

Recipe 8.

Cordon Bleu to Sniper.

Artichoke Heart Souffl:

Quiet down!

Artichoke Heart Souffl:

Preparation, H minus 35 minutes.

Throw in the onions.

Simmer the snipers.

Cover them for 15 minutes.

I repeat for 15 minutes.

H minus 20 minutes:

stir the sauce.

I repeat:
H minus 20 minutes.

Circus Stars

Julie! I didnt think youd come.

Ill have a cup of tea.

Pardon?

Ill have a cup of tea.

A cup of tea?

You have .

Ill have one, too.

Yes, a nice cup of tea!

Aurore

Come watch, its captivating!

Come, Aurore

Come

I got contact lenses.

Theyll make us weep

and tremble

Heres Stan and Livingstone!

You didnt tell me!

Julie

Livingstone

Livingstone . Julie .

What a pain!

Its the antenna, Pop!

What a drag!

Its the antenna.

Go straighten the wire.

In this storm? No way!

Bastard!

Its the antenna, with the wind.

Louison!

Aurore

Come

Its so much better,

here with us

Come

Louison!

Come back!

I cant hear you.

Come back!

Go inside, Julie.

Watch out!

Mr Louison?

To the right!

More!

Okay.

Thats it. Perfect.

Perfect!

Dont move!

Georges

Aurore

No more Robert

I fell.

That pervert.

who just wants to sink you

in the mire,

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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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