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.
Delicatessen has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 29 Jul 2002
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Delicatessen was released in 1991 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 562 reviews, giving Delicatessen (1991) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 78%.
With a score of 75%, Delicatessen is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1991, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1991 with similar scores include films like The Fisher King and Paprika.
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