delicatessen be a very original comedy from jean pierre jeunet and who also direct the great amélie . it tell the story of louison ( dominique pinon ) who be the new helper of a landlord name clapet ( jean claude dreyfus ) . clapet be a butcher and in a world where food be rare he prepare cannibalistic meal for the people in his building . louison be the new meal and the people in the building wait for clapet to kill him so they can eat . clapet daughter julie ( marie laure dougnac ) fall in love with louison and to save him she seek help from an underground group . you have read the above and you must understand delicatessen be not a normal movie . although it subject be close to very scary the movie be a comedy and to be honest it be very funny at time . listen to the way people talk here . especially the conversation between the butcher and a mailman be very funny . the underground group get a lot of laugh a well . the movie hint at real horror image but never give u that . most of the time the tension be break with something funny . delicatessen be not only pretty funny and it look terrific as well . from the great opening sequence to the last shot it be visually perfect . the production design and especially the cinematography add a lot to the movie whole atmosphere . may be it be not for everyone and some will find it ridiculous or the idea too lugubrious and may be it be and but the way the subject be handle be the right way . at least it be interesting and therefore already worth see .