Delicatessen
Giants, fairies, magicians, ghosts, dragons, and monsters of all kinds… Here’s what your Cinémathèque has in store this summer! Since Méliès, filmmakers have embraced the fanstastic potential of cinema, creating infinite phantasmagorias and extraordinary spectacles where the unreal becomes real. Step into a world of fantasy and boundless imagination: whatever your generation, the monsters and wonders that once filled your childhood dreams are back this summer 2025!
The film will be preceded by the filmmakers' short film, Le manège
Winner of four Césars in 1992, including Best Debut and Best Screenplay
On a stormy night, some people decide to go for a ride on the carousel.
In a town suffering from a food shortage, lives a troublesome butcher. Occasionally, a resident of his building mysteriously disappears during the night. Curiously, his butcher's stall is always well-stocked the next day...
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a French filmmaker. His films combine fantasy, realism, and science fiction to create idealized realities or elevate mundane situations. He debuted as a director with the critically acclaimed 1991 black comedy Delicatessen, co-directed with Marc Caro. They collaborated again on The City of Lost Children (1995). His work in science fiction and horror led him to direct Alien Resurrection (1997), the fourth installment of the Alien franchise, and thus far only experience with American cinema. His greatest triumph came in 2001 with Amélie, a whimsical and visually inventive film that earned him international acclaim. The film was a commercial sensation, selling over eight million tickets in France alone, and won four César Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Jeunet is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in contemporary French cinema. His success has earned him two Academy Award nominations.
Marc Caro
Marc Caro is a French director and art director. During the 1970s, he published comic strips in several French magazines such as Métal Hurlant, Fluide Glacial, Charlie Mensuel, and L'Écho des Savanes. In 1974, he met Jean-Pierre Jeunet at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with whom he co-directed numerous short films as well as the feature films Delicatessen (1991) and The City of Lost Children (1995). In the 1990s, he also contributed to the art direction of various films, acted, and directed commercials and several short films. In 2008, he directed his only solo feature film to date, Dante 01, starring Lambert Wilson.
