"Delicatessen" is a dark comedy film set in a post-apocalyptic world where food is scarce. The story revolves around a butcher, his daughter Julie, and the eccentric tenants of their apartment building. A new tenant, Louis, a former circus performer, moves in and becomes the object of Julie's affection. However, the butcher has a sinister secret: he kills and eats his tenants, trading their meat for other necessities. Julie tries to save Louis from her father's fate, while the butcher's actions eventually lead to a series of events that ultimately result in his downfall. The film ends with Julie and Louis finding happiness together, and the fog that had shrouded the city lifting, symbolizing a brighter future.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The story takes place in a city shrouded in fog.
2. The main character, Louis, is a former circus performer who moves into a house owned by a butcher.
3. The butcher has a cleaver and is known to kill and eat his tenants.
4. Louis befriends the butcher's daughter, Julie.
5. Julie wants to help Louis avoid being killed by her father.
6. The house has many eccentric and malnourished residents.
7. One resident, Furor, hears voices telling her to commit suicide.
8. Marcel, a resident, owes the butcher his mother-in-law as payment.
9. Julie goes to an underground organization to save Louis.
10. The underground organization steals food from the butcher's warehouse.
11. The butcher kills Marcel's mother-in-law and sells her meat to the residents.
12. Furor tries to commit suicide multiple times but fails.
13. Louis performs a show on TV, and the residents watch it.
14. Julie becomes jealous when Louis shows his room to Mademoiselle Plus.
15. The underground organization is led to Louis's apartment, but Julie's plan backfires.
16. The butcher is lifted to the roof and freed from a cable.
17. The postman tries to capture the underground inhabitants but misses them.
18. The neighbor boys pour glue into the postman's gun, causing it to malfunction.
19. The butcher is killed by a boomerang knife thrown by Mademoiselle Plus.
20. After the butcher's death, his shop is closed, and a new day begins in the city.