The Film Delicatessen A Parody Of Apocalyptic Genre

The Film â€Å"Delicatessen†: A parody of apocalyptic genre The Film â€Å"Delicatessen† is where comedy, psycho-horror, cannibalism and romance all intertwine within one another. Set in a fictional small-town post-apocalyptic France, although this film never addresses whatever political conflict or natural catastrophe might have led to this apocalypse in the first place as one critic points out (Tobias). A population is devastated by the effects of famine and must resort to rationing and, cannibalism. Circus clown Mr. Louison, who has fled from another town where people killed and ate his chimpanzee partner Livingstone, comes across a Delicatessen at the foot of a building where many boarders reside. The butcher Mr.Clapet offers him a room in return for handiwork, but his true motives are uncovered at night whenever a boarder is enticed to the dark, isolated confines of the stairwell. Apparently food has become so scarce that food has actually become a currency. Basica lly people pay for things with bags of corn or split peas†¦or human flesh. The butcher’s daughter Julie Clapet discovers feelings for Louison, and madness ensues as the two plot to escape. This paper will focus on the film as being a comedic parody of the typical apocalyptic genre. While also examining the climate change, cannibalism, collapse of political authority, and the decadence of French culture that are shown throughout the film. â€Å"Co-directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro hail from an animation background,