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.| Status: | Released (1991-04-17) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award15 wins & 16 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $1,803,257 |
| Screen: | Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro, Gilles Adrien |
| Productions: | Victoires Productions, Constellation, Hachette Première, Sofinergie Films, Sofinergie 2, Investimage 2, Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, UGC Films, Constellation Entertainment, Union Générale Cinématographique |
| Production Countries: | France |
| Spoken Languages: | Français |
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Casts
- 2413: Dominique Pinon - Louison
- 13686: Marie-Laure Dougnac - Julie Clapet
- 13687: Jean-Claude Dreyfus - Clapet
- 13688: Karin Viard - Mademoiselle Plusse
- 13689: Ticky Holgado - Marcel Tapioca
- 13690: Pascal Benezech - Tried to Escape
- 13691: Edith Ker - Grandmother
Crews
- 2419: Jean-Pierre Jeunet - Director - Directing
- 13680: Marc Caro - Director - Directing
- 13681: Gilles Adrien - Screenplay - Writing
- 2419: Jean-Pierre Jeunet - Screenplay - Writing
- 2402: Claudie Ossard - Producer - Production
- 2240: Darius Khondji - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2425: Hervé Schneid - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
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**French-style grotesque surrealism, in a film with style but no content.** I think I got to know Jean-Pierre Jeunet in the same way as almost everyone who doesn't follow French cinema at the same time: through the film “Amelie”. The film brought the director international and is ....
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I did really quite enjoy this film, but I'll be honest - half the time I had no idea what was going on! From the start I expected Steven Sondheim's "Mrs. Lovett" to be working on her pies downstairs, beneath the shop of "Clapet" (Jean-Claude Dreyfus). They all live in a France where ....
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