I'm not sure about the sorts of films that may have inspired these two - their films have always seemed very 'comic book-ish' in their look to me - similar to the Wachowskis with The Matrix. I don't have any documentation to back this up - but it may be a place to look. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Simon Sigley Sent: Monday, 13 December 1999 7:05 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Jeunet et Caro I have a student who wants to know of films whose esthetique may have inspired the makers of 'Delicatessen', 'La Cite des enfants perdus' and the most recent 'Aliens'. Does anyone have any suggestions? Simon Sigley ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html