THE DANMAN CAN

Simply one of the most original, aesthetically pleasing, visually stunning, surrealistically fun, and bizarrely romantic films ever made. Populated by curious characters brought to life by a wonderful cast via sumptuous retrofuturist design,  Jean-Pierre Jeunet  and  Marc Caro 's  Delicatessen (1991) is a dystopian fantastique cannibal black comedy like no other and remains a forever favorite. Jean-Pierre Jeunet Feature Films Ranked

I distinctly remember being drawn to the cover of the VHS tape for The City Of Lost Children (1995)—with its odd-looking fellow with an odd-looking contraption on his head—renting it from Blockbuster Video in 1996 (the year it was released on said format), and eventually buying a copy. It was love on first watch.  Some time before I knew who directors  Marc Caro  and  Jean-Pierre Jeunet , cinematographer Darius Khondji , costume (and fashion) designer Jean-Paul Gaultier , or composer Angelo Badalamenti were, 16-year-old me just really loved the strange, beautiful, and dark world of this wonderful fairy tale science fantasy. 43-year-old me still does but also appreciates all those artists and what they contributed to make such a unique piece of cinema. I've seen (and owned)  TCOLC  on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, and now 4K UHD and it looks the best it ever has on this latest format, its hyper-stylized visuals deservedly shining on screen. For a long time this was m...

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