Word: delicatessen
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...cinema's big-time, but two years in Hollywood left him longing for the charms of Paris. Back home in Montmartre, Jeunet began planning a film that would reflect Paris in his uniquely colorful and contorted visual style and recapture the dream-like atmosphere of his 1991 black comedy Delicatessen. The intent of Amélie, Jeunet says, was to make audiences feel happy-a goal he has clearly fulfilled...
Because of money, I guess, for starters. Also, because it's the coolest space monster ever. Because of visual stylist Jean-Pierre Jeunet of Delicatessen fame. Because of whole ship mama Sigourney Weaver. Because of genetics and the human attachment to willful mediocrity. Because we've never seen an alien underwater (where you also can't scream). Because bounty hunters watch the TV shopping network. Because of Dominique Pinon's forehead. Because aliens bleed acid, and androids bleed semen. Because alien-human hybrids have pixie noses. And, always, because of the deeper issues...
...there was no mistaking the angry red rash that blossomed on his forearm. He had Lyme disease, which three weeks on antibiotics quickly cured. Still, five years later, he sometimes wonders if the infection is really gone. "I get a lot of aches and pains," says the part-time delicatessen worker. "In the back of my mind, there's this question: Could it be a residue of the Lyme? Or have I been standing behind the counter too long...
...story itself is not so complex. In a town by the sea, children are being abducted. The culprits are the diabolical Krank (a menacing Daniel Emilfork), his midget wife, his six identical brothers (all played by Dominique Pinon, the heroic clown of Delicatessen), and a pulsating brain named Irvin that floats in an aquarium. All are genetic experiments, and Krank has been aging prematurely because he is unable to dream. His solution is to set up an H.G. Wellesesque laboratory where he can try to extract the dreams of young children, unfortunately without success. Krank's henchmen are the fanatic...
...Delicatessen, Jeunet and Caro are fascinated by the Rube Goldberg mechanics of their film, where coincidence is the norm and the unlikely is expected: Watch as the flight of one tear causes strange and dire consequences. See a flea's view of the streets, as it attempts to make the incredible journey home. Experience the incredible luck of an old explorer who wanders the sea floor. Many of the films of 1995 were rooted in the bleakness of humanity, and punctuated by drab exteriors. It's good to see that a great movie about genetic mutants can still come...