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brazil delicatessen both very deep and dark in similar genres: dystopian future.

• AdamJacobMuller 4y ago
  Brazil was a good movie, but, was far too unapproachable and would not make my top 10. I've never seen (or even heard of) delicatessen. Looks interesting, I'll check it out.
• fartcannon 4y ago
  Brazil is everything. I've never seen Delicatessen but if it's like these other films, I'll check it out. Anything I need to know (culturally, or whatever) to fully appreciate it?
  • jerrysievert 4y ago
    > Anything I need to know (culturally, or whatever) to fully appreciate it? it has the best sex scene I've ever seen in a movie. no nudity, just choreography.
  • boudin 4y ago
    It's a different style of movie, not really science fiction. I really like it though, really strong atmosphere. The city of lost children as well has a unique atmosphere
• TheOtherHobbes 4y ago
  But not as hypnotic. Brazil is an amazing movie, but Gilliam is always distractingly manic. Blade Runner is graceful. The pacing, the characterisation, the imagery, and especially the music make it almost as much of a ballet/opera as a movie. It's not just science fiction, it's Wagnerian.
• clairity 4y ago
  i liked brazil, but it, blade runner, and 2001 weren't nearly as good as delicatessen. delicatessen is so darkly funny and deliciously memorable (ha). city of lost children, which came a little later by the same directors, is my all-time favorite in that dystopian future genre. it's probably a top 10 movie for me. plot, characters, the world you get sucked into, all top-notch. plus, you get the "brain in a vat" years before the matrix (which is also miles better than blade runner, 2001, and brazil).
• aemreunal 4y ago
  If you like Brazil, I would also recommend The Zero Theorem. It's sort of a spiritual successor to Brazil AFAIK. It's maybe not as memorable and iconic as Brazil, though, but worth at least one watch.