Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Cast
Dominique Pinon, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Marie-Laure Dougnac
Why so great?
The central character is grieving the death of his monkey (not a euphemism). The bad guy is a butcher who carves up his assistants to provide meat for his building's tenants. The heroine enlists the help of radical, violent vegetarians to bring the villain down. And it's all played out against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic Paris where all the traditional concerns (gourmet food, music, adultery) remain at the forefront of people's minds while the planet goes to hell around them. Witty, strange and quite brilliant, this is a unique view on what remains when the world ends.
Hollywood remake?
Not unless you count The Hills Have Eyes or Hannibal.
Not unless you count The Hills Have Eyes or Hannibal.
Prizes
It was nominated for a BAFTA and won four C�sars.
It was nominated for a BAFTA and won four C�sars.
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