Review of Delicatessen (1991) by Dawdlingpoet — 24 Nov 2021

This is very much a bleak, surreal and somewhat sinister/unsettling watch. The lighting, with a heavy emphasis on orange, is a bit creepy - it has a strong sense of artificiality. The characters are quite quirky too.

I noticed that seemingly everyday noises were used to highlight a sort of rhythm during the film. It has somewhat of an apocalyptic backdrop to it and I felt unsure if something sudden was going yo happen at most moments, so I suppose it is relatively tense and it has quite an insular/claustrophobic feel to it as well.

I would recommemd this to fans of world cinema and dark comedy.