Delicatessen

Apr 17, 1991

1h 39m

★ 7.3

A futuristic comic feast.

Overview

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.

Genres

Comedy

Science Fiction

Fantasy

Production Companies

Constellation

Hachette Première

UGC

Delicatessen Trailers

Cast

Louison

Dominique Pinon

Julie Clapet

Marie-Laure Dougnac

Clapet

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Mademoiselle Plusse

Karin Viard

Marcel Tapioca

Ticky Holgado

Tried to Escape

Pascal Benezech

Grandmother

Edith Ker

Robert Kube

Rufus

Roger Kube

Jacques Mathou

Postman

Chick Ortega

Georges Interligator

Jean-François Perrier

Aurore Interligator

Silvie Laguna

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