this be one of my favorite foreign film ever . like brazil it take place in a futuristic society which look like it take place in the 40 . after a nuclear war a small band of people in a town survive by trading and scrounging and and eat each other . this have some absolutely wonderful performance by an excellent cast . this be a dark black comedy and which at time be whimsical and and at other time and somewhat gruesome and and sometimes both at the same time . an outsider come to town and find employment do odd job for a butcher . he fall in love with the butcher shy daughter . little do he know that plan be be make for him that probably do not fit in with his intention . this movie have so many little thing that it must be watch more than once to catch them all . there be a sequence feature a bicycle pump and knitting needle and a man and a woman in bed make love in a bed with squeaky spring and that be just incredibly entertain . another highlight be a depressed and suicidal woman who make several unsuccessful attempt at do herself in . and that entertain . yeah and it be and you have to see it . this be a totally bizarre film and equal part light and dark and with very likeable character and somewhat of a good nature to it despite it subject matter . highly recommended and and if you see this and do like it and you will want to see city of lose child and amelie and which be both by the same people and also contain some of the same actor . positive .