Principal cast
Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Karin Viard and Ticky Holgado
Film 466 of 498 on the Screen Path
Delicatessen
A futuristic comic feast.
About the film
Delicatessen at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1991 film at stop 466 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Darius Khondji (director of photography), Hervé Schneid (editor), Carlos D'Alessio (original music composer), Gilles Adrien (screenplay) and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (screenplay)
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro
- Release
- 1991-04-17
- Runtime
- 99 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 15 questions
The Screen Path journey
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Quiz yourself
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Dominique PinonCharacter: Louison
- Marie-Laure DougnacCharacter: Julie Clapet
- Jean-Claude DreyfusCharacter: Clapet
- Karin ViardCharacter: Mademoiselle Plusse
- Ticky HolgadoCharacter: Marcel Tapioca
- Pascal BenezechCharacter: Tried to Escape
- Edith KerCharacter: Grandmother
- RufusCharacter: Robert Kube
- Jacques MathouCharacter: Roger Kube
- Chick OrtegaCharacter: Postman
- Jean-François PerrierCharacter: Georges Interligator
- Silvie LagunaCharacter: Aurore Interligator
Full crew
Full crew
- Jean-Pierre JeunetCredits: Director, Screenplay
- Marc CaroCredits: Director, Screenplay, Production Design
- Gilles AdrienCredits: Screenplay
- Claudie OssardCredits: Producer
- Darius KhondjiCredits: Director of Photography
- Hervé SchneidCredits: Editor, Music Editor
- Valérie Pozzo di BorgoCredits: Costume Design
- Miljen 'Kreka' KljakovićCredits: Production Design, Art Direction
- Pierre-Jacques BénichouCredits: Casting
- Aline BonettoCredits: Set Decoration
- Aruna VilliersCredits: Script Supervisor
- Rémy ChevrinCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Muriel MoreauCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Jean-Pierre LelongCredits: Foley
- Gérard HardyCredits: Sound Editor
- Anne-Marie L'HôteCredits: Sound Editor
- Nathalie ChampignyCredits: Key Hair Stylist
- Hugo QuirogaCredits: Makeup Artist
- Carlos D'AlessioCredits: Original Music Composer
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