You've Never Seen The Film 'Delicatessen'!?

Sun. 22 Sep, 2019 at 5:00pm SAST
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The Bioscope is proud to bring you this signature event that celebrates the films that some of us adore, that others might have completely missed!


If this one has passed you by, or you've always been meaning to watch it, now is your chance! If you love it and want a re-watch, we want you to bring along your friends or partners that haven't seen the film. 


If you know and love the film, tag your friends in the facebook event now. Anyone who tags friends will go into a draw before the film starts, and one winner will get themselves a new Bioscope T-shirt.


Also on the night, anyone who brings someone or people who haven't seen the film, earns themselves a FREE bucket of The Bioscope's finest popcorn!


For all those who've let this classic pass them by...


 


Delicatessen (1991)


Dir. Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet


Fantasy, Comedy, Crime || 1h40min


A post-apocalyptic future becomes the setting for pitch black humor in this visually intricate French comedy. The action takes place within a single apartment complex, which is owned by the same man that operates the downstairs butcher shop. It's a particularly popular place to live, thanks to the butcher's uncanny ability to find excellent cuts of meat despite the horrible living conditions outside. The newest building superintendent, a former circus clown, thinks he has found an ideal living situation. All that changes, however, when he discovers the true source of the butcher's meat, and that he may be the next main course. This dark tale is played out in a brilliantly designed, glorious surreal alternate world reminiscent of the works of director Terry Gilliam, who co-presented the film's American release. Like Gilliam, co-directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro hail from an animation background, and have a fondness for extravagant visuals, absurdist plot twists, and a sense of humor that combines sharp satire with broad slapstick and gross-out imagery. This mixture may displease the weak of stomach, but those attuned to the film's sensibility will be delighted by the obvious technical virtuosity and wicked sense of humor.


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The Bioscope Independent Cinema 286 Fox Street
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
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