Story Line
In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.
“A futuristic comic feast.”
Top Cast
Dominique Pinon
Louison
Marie-Laure Dougnac
Julie Clapet
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Clapet
Karin Viard
Mademoiselle Plusse
Ticky Holgado
Marcel Tapioca
Pascal Benezech
Tried to Escape
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
1991-04-17
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
ComedyScience FictionFantasy
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User Reviews (2)
Filipe Manuel Neto
4/10
•5/14/2023**French-style grotesque surrealism, in a film with style but no content.**
I think I got to know Jean-Pierre Jeunet in the same way as almost everyone who doesn't follow French cinema at the same time: through the film “Amelie”. The film brought ...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•4/2/2024I did really quite enjoy this film, but I'll be honest - half the time I had no idea what was going on! From the start I expected Steven Sondheim's "Mrs. Lovett" to be working on her pies downstairs, beneath the shop of "Clapet" (Jean-Claude Dreyfus)...