Can't really disagree with comments like "...the best film ever. Then they made another one." A brilliant summary! Thanks.
These are the guys who made City of Lost Children. If you haven't seen that one, and you are a fan of science fiction, you can turn in your membership now. You are not deserving of being a sci-fi fan! Co-directors Jeunet and Caro are stark, raving brilliant, and put together two movies that are totally rich with things to look at, characters to absorb, and tangled, dreamlike plots. Delicatessen was the first one, a hilarious comedy. As far as which is better, it's hardly worth choosing! They are similar in many ways, and yet they have totally different stories, plot development, and pacing. Delicatessen is funnier, City of Lost Children more bizarre. If you liked one, see the other!
Judging from the comments, some folks just will not "get" this movie, and others apparently will be mortally offended, but that's ok. There are plenty of other movies for THEM to see! However, if you like complicated stories, rich visuals, whacky ideas, off-beat humor, and French slapstick, plus DARK science fiction, then this is heaven! Don't let the subtitles worry you, either. So much of this story is told visually, you could probably get by without the dialog.
It's unfortunate that some reviewers seem to have to recount the entire script in their review, but don't let that spoil the movie for you. Even if you read the entire script, it couldn't spoil the experience of seeing what Jeunet and Caro see, and the masterpiece of a film they have made out of it.
I now have to do one of the hardest things I have ever done -- bring this movie back! (I'm going to have to buy my own copy...)
These are the guys who made City of Lost Children. If you haven't seen that one, and you are a fan of science fiction, you can turn in your membership now. You are not deserving of being a sci-fi fan! Co-directors Jeunet and Caro are stark, raving brilliant, and put together two movies that are totally rich with things to look at, characters to absorb, and tangled, dreamlike plots. Delicatessen was the first one, a hilarious comedy. As far as which is better, it's hardly worth choosing! They are similar in many ways, and yet they have totally different stories, plot development, and pacing. Delicatessen is funnier, City of Lost Children more bizarre. If you liked one, see the other!
Judging from the comments, some folks just will not "get" this movie, and others apparently will be mortally offended, but that's ok. There are plenty of other movies for THEM to see! However, if you like complicated stories, rich visuals, whacky ideas, off-beat humor, and French slapstick, plus DARK science fiction, then this is heaven! Don't let the subtitles worry you, either. So much of this story is told visually, you could probably get by without the dialog.
It's unfortunate that some reviewers seem to have to recount the entire script in their review, but don't let that spoil the movie for you. Even if you read the entire script, it couldn't spoil the experience of seeing what Jeunet and Caro see, and the masterpiece of a film they have made out of it.
I now have to do one of the hardest things I have ever done -- bring this movie back! (I'm going to have to buy my own copy...)