{"product_id":"delicatessen-デリカテッセン-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1991-b2-size-51-73-cm-b171","title":"“Delicatessen” (デリカテッセン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1991, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B171","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"458\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"163\"\u003eB2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"183\"\u003e1991\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"234\"\u003eDelicatessen\u003c\/strong\u003e (デリカテッセン), the celebrated French black comedy directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"315\"\u003eJean-Pierre Jeunet\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"333\"\u003eMarc Caro\u003c\/strong\u003e, and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"367\"\u003eDominique Pinon\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"392\"\u003eMarie-Laure Dougnac\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"417\"\u003eJean-Claude Dreyfus\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"434\"\u003eKarin Viard\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"457\"\u003eTicky Holgado\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"479\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"479\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"922\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"501\"\u003e1991\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"519\"\u003eDelicatessen\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most distinctive European cult films of its era: a darkly comic, post-apocalyptic fantasy set in a crumbling apartment building where food is scarce and survival has taken on grotesque new forms. Combining macabre humour, surreal production design, visual invention, and moments of surprising tenderness, the film announced Jeunet and Caro as major original voices in contemporary cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"1270\"\u003eThe film is especially significant as an early landmark in the career of \u003cstrong data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1019\"\u003eJean-Pierre Jeunet\u003c\/strong\u003e, preceding later internationally recognised works such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1107\"\u003eThe City of Lost Children\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1122\"\u003eAmélie\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its world is at once theatrical, dystopian, absurd, and strangely romantic, and it remains one of the defining cult titles of 1990s French cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1289\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1289\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1712\"\u003eThis Japanese poster is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1338\"\u003einstantly memorable\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1368\"\u003egraphically brilliant\u003c\/strong\u003e. Rather than presenting a busy montage of characters or scenes, the design reduces the film’s grotesque humour and unsettling tone to a single unforgettable image: a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1593\"\u003egolden pig mounted against a distressed, meat-red wall\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003eDELICATESSEN\u003c\/strong\u003e blazing above in large orange lettering and the Japanese title boldly anchored below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"2163\"\u003eIt is an exceptionally effective design — minimal, surreal, and slightly sinister. The pig functions as both a visual joke and a dark symbol of the film’s cannibalistic, absurdist universe, while the cracked, richly textured red background gives the sheet a tactile, almost painterly quality. This is exactly the kind of Japanese poster design collectors love: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2162\"\u003ebold, concept-driven, and visually cleaner than many international campaign posters\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2295\"\u003eAs a display piece, it is superb — striking from across a room and unmistakably tied to one of the great cult films of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2310\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2310\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2400\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2400\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2589\" data-end=\"2617\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2595\" data-end=\"2616\"\u003eover 35 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2619\" data-end=\"2661\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2625\" data-end=\"2660\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2663\" data-end=\"2704\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2663\" data-end=\"2704\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56838268158330,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-26T181226.097.jpg?v=1777194767","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/delicatessen-%e3%83%87%e3%83%aa%e3%82%ab%e3%83%86%e3%83%83%e3%82%bb%e3%83%b3-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1991-b2-size-51-73-cm-b171","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}