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I'll throw in a shout-out for the films of French auteur Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Everybody's seen Ameile by now, but two of his earlier films deserve special attention.
Delicatessen (1991) is a dark comedy about an apartment building of apocalypse survivors, and the twisted relationships they develop. Dark, nasty, brutal, and hysterical.
The City of Lost Children (1995) is a dark sci-fi fantasy film about a gritty, surreal world where children are stolen for their dream energy. Sounds hokey, I know, but it's [i]brilliant[i].
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