Delicatessen Opening UNFINISHED

The film opens with a man sharpening a knife, we can hear the metal sharpener and knife scraping together and it make a really grating and uncomfortable sound. The viewer will immediately associate the knife and apron with the job of a butcher, but his menacing expression would suggest there is more to this than him doing his job.

The colours used throughout are all overly brown / yellow toned, which - along with the movement of the camera through the tunnels, makes it a little nauseating to watch.
The background music helps to build tension, and the continuous scraping of the knife keeps the image of the butcher in mind.





The close up shots of the man hiding in the bin are all extremely dark, you can only see his eyes, which look strained and yellow.