The man displays a sublime grasp of dreaming. His films displaying a romanticized world which re-awoke my interest in french film. The sheer imagination in the camera work and set design, not to mention the characters, is nothing short of impressive. While most of the films have dark themes, the films never stray from the innocence which makes them so unique. I eagerly await to see what he comes up with next.
There are qualities about his films that make them undeniably a work by Jeunet. The plotting and use of flashbacks to fill in the back story, the quirky characters that are truer than reality, the quick cuts, the outrageous set designs that are either brighter or duller than life but never true , the surreal and absurd moments, the camera moves that unashamedly call attention to themselves, and the sense that you're in the hands of a masterful filmmaker.
BAFTA recently ran an interview with Jeunet in which he gives a fascinating & humorous insight into his inspirations and influences. You can see footage online here http://bit.ly/jpjeunet
@JAZZALOHA: and for Micmacs: nice story idea, has a few of the same elements as Délicatessen and La cité ... (yellowish lighting, the "dirt" element, ...) but much cleaner; I enjoyed it, but not as much as Délicatessen and Le fabuleux destin ...
@JAZZALOHA: Just my opinion, in short: - La Cité ...: the same type of atmosphere as Delicatessen, although a lit less claustrofobique - Le fabuleux destin ... : I'm not the happy happy type of person and usually appreciate movies with a "heavier" content, but: this one is a real feel good movie (in the true sense…)
Je suis un professeur danoise. Votre production de film et le monde tel que vous le décrivez m'a tellement impressionée ...je vous remerciez infiniment de tous ce que vouz m'avez apportée dans ma vie...ca m'a fait tellement vibrer et je vous suis tellement en dette :-) MERCI!!!!!