delicatessen have join a body of work unparalleled in modern film . both it most notable counterpart ( city of lose child and and more recentantly the vivacious amelie ) be brilliant and vibrant peices of cinema and however personally i feel that delicatessen take the cake . dominique pinon ( a jeunet regular ) play the hapless wanderer joseph and who turn up at a rather ominous butcher shop look for work . it be a dank and rather terrify unspecified region of france and in a future when food be scarce and vegetarian reside below the surface like rat . what ensue be both darkly comical and touching . jeunet cinematic style be strike to say the least the camera zoom around the recess of the apartment block and surround alleyway like a hyperactive insect . character be burst with life and ooze charm and wit most notably the sinister butcher and or the frog man . the film be paint with deft stroke and result in a seamless cinematic treat and drizzle with masterful comic timing and a lot of heart .