--- product_id: 1804392 title: "Delicatessen [DVD]" brand: "marie-laure dougnacdominique pinondiane bertrandjean-pierre jeunet" price: "AED 165" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/1804392-delicatessen-dvd store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Delicatessen [DVD] **Brand:** marie-laure dougnacdominique pinondiane bertrandjean-pierre jeunet **Price:** AED 165 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Delicatessen [DVD] by marie-laure dougnacdominique pinondiane bertrandjean-pierre jeunet - **How much does it cost?** AED 165 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/1804392-delicatessen-dvd) ## Best For - marie-laure dougnacdominique pinondiane bertrandjean-pierre jeunet enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted marie-laure dougnacdominique pinondiane bertrandjean-pierre jeunet brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Delicatessen [DVD] ## Images ![Delicatessen [DVD] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51BSW1X2RVL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dark, Comical French Cinema *by S***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 7, 2021* If you liked Island of Lost Children, then this one is for you. Same director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Same basic color pallete, same dystopian present, this one set in a post-apocalyptic France. Where in France, never stated. What the apocalypse was, never mentioned. It's just bad now, with food in short supply, but it appears water and electricity are chugging along just fine.This is a cannibalism black comedy, and it works. The characters are distinct and a few decidedly over the top; this is French cinema, after all.And you get a European clown, if you know what I mean. Not just European, but A French clown, so if you are creeped out by clowns this one will peg you red. And a French clown who does an act with a chimpanzee. Yeesh.You basically know where all of this is going to go, and eventually it gets there, with a number of interesting and unexpected twists along the way. Most things haven't really changed, and it's unclear what the future holds, but love has won out and things are looking up, at least spiritually.This is a 1991 film, so was made 1989-90. Terry Gilliam's Brazil was 1985, so if some of the characters and their garb evokes Brazil and presages Twelve Monkeys, I think you're probably on to something there.Bottom line: this movie is about as un-Hollywood as you can get, in language (English subtitles), color palette, characters, and above all, storyline. The setting and the narrative are disturbing, but I found this a joy to watch, interesting, different, imaginative, original, and above all, not predictable. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Funny Movie About Hidden French Side Of WWII *by Z***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 10, 2012* So, "Delicatessen", the first film by the guy who went on to make "City Of Lost Children", "Amélie", "Alien: Resurrection", "Mic-Macs", and other quirky masterpieces.Instead of critiquing the film, which is, by the way, very good, I'd like to address the setting.I see from most of the reviews here that people think the film is set in some vague post-apocalyptic limbo. And if one knew nothing about France, I could see how one would get that impression. The movie is actually set in a WWII-in-progress limbo, and it deals with a subject that no one talks about: cannibalism during the German occupation of France. At one point during the film, a motorcycle courier shows up out of nowhere, and the building residents ask him about "The War". That's just one of the many hints pointing to occupied France.There were shortages of everything, especially meat, during the Occupation. And it was much worse in the country than in the big cities. People did whatever they could to survive.My great-aunt was in the Résistance in Northern France, and although she didn't talk about it much, I did overhear her talking to my parents about it once. She told them what was done to certain Nazis that were captured or killed. Some of them turned up as meat. Soldier meat was called "porc" ("pork"), officer meat was "boeuf" ("beef").The film puts a darkly humorous face on this, but it is part of the ghosts that haunt France's past.This happened not just during the Occupation, but also for several years afterwards.Not many people realize just how much of a beating France took and how long the healing process was.The most incredible thing is that a film as breathtakingly beautiful as Jean Cocteau's "La Belle Et La Bête" ("Beauty And The Beast") came out in 1946, despite the abject and deep misery of France at that time. It is truly a tribute to the creative spirit of humanity.Anyway, I'm gonna buy "Delicatessen" on Blu-ray now because it's damned funny. :D ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Deliciously creepy *by W***D on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 16, 2009* No one other movie suggests itself as a comparison. Start with an after-the-collapse movie, this time in a suburb where the survivors are just trying to live life as normally as possible. Add in French maladies of the spirit and interest in food. Season with a dash of  Brazil , turn it out into the sewers of Paris, and bake until the black humor comes to the top.It would be easy to give too much away in this movie, so I'll avoid the ongoing surprises in the plot. It has a few elements of  The City of Lost Children 's surrealism, though, a pair of prankish small boys always close by, and a likeable, reasonably chaste couple as central characters.Now that I think about it, this is one of the most original movies I've seen in ages. I can't compare it to any one other flick; it takes at least a half dozen to represent this movie's many facets. If you want something different with a few grisly (and gristly) giggles, give this one a shot.-- wiredweird --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/1804392-delicatessen-dvd](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/1804392-delicatessen-dvd) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-06-03*