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Cinema Surreal

If René Clair was one of the first surrealists in film history with *Paris Sleeps*, then Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a representative of the third generation, shooting his films in the 21st century with the same elegance as René Clair.

"Delicatessen" is a dark dystopia that tells a terrible story with sharp humor. But this story unfolds entirely in our imagination, without ever descending into images of bloody horror. Everything seems almost casual.

In an impoverished Parisian suburb, a master butcher who owns an apartment building has taken it upon himself to provide his tenants with a daily meat ration—if they pay their rent on time. After all, he is a butcher. To this end, he keeps hiring new caretakers, who end up in his tenants’ cooking pots. Until his daughter falls in love with the latest caretaker.

  • Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro, France 1991, 99’, German

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June 2026
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