Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Delicatessen


Its vegetarianism vs cannibalism in this offbeat film.

I would describe this as a morbid comedy similar to Denmark's Green Butchers. A butcher hires handymen and when they fatten up he then chops them up so that they can eat meat in a world were meat is scarce.

However, I thought this was a clever film and although the subject was weird I appreciated the absurdity of this film that has slight nods to German Expressionist films.

Another point I noticed was the striking similarity between this and other Jeunet films. He certainly has a unique and offbeat style that is visually beautiful.
The lighting and colours are very consistent and beautiful.

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