Surreal post apocalyptic black comedy from jean pierre jeunet and marc caro. Inventive in design, insane in plotting it's a latter day french classic. A former circus clown takes a job in a rambling, run down apartment block and falls for the landlord's daughter, unaware her father is a cannibalistic butcher on the lookout for fresh meat to feed his tenants. French black comedy, starring dominique pinon, marie laure dougnac and jean claude dreyfus.