Delicacy
“Love can surprise you.”
A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.
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Cast
45 people
Audrey Tautou
Nathalie Kerr
Known for
Amélie
The Da Vinci Code
François Damiens
Markus Lundell
Known for
The Bélier Family
Heartbreaker
Mélanie Bernier
Chloé
Known for
Blind Date
Love Addict
Joséphine de Meaux
Sophie
Known for
The Intouchables
Ducoboo
Pio Marmaï
François
Known for
Back to Burgundy
How I Became a Superhero
Bruno Todeschini
Charles Delamain
Known for
The Connection
Jealous
Marc Citti
Pierre
Known for
Skirt Day
I Got Life!
Alexandre Pavloff
Benoît
Known for
Brother and Sister
Monique Chaumette
Madeleine
Known for
La Grande Bouffe
A Sunday in the Country
Vittoria Scognamiglio
François' Mother
Known for
RIPLEY
Saint Laurent
Olivier Cruveiller
François' father
Known for
Gandahar
Josephine
Ariane Ascaride
Nathalie's mother
Known for
Once in a Lifetime
No Dogs or Italians Allowed
Stéphane Foenkinos Director · David Foenkinos Director Émilie Simon Composer
Worldwide gross $9.7M · Budget $8M · United States release March 16, 2012
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,696,204
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
France 2 Cinéma
Production
2.4.7. Films
Production
Banque Postale Image 4
Production
Ciné+
Production
La Compagnie Cinématographique Européenne
Production
Palatine Étoile 8
Production
Panache Productions
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Délicatesse
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Swedish
Release dates
France · November 8, 2011
Premiere · Sarlat Film Festival
France · December 20, 2011
Theatrical
United States · March 16, 2012
Theatrical
United States
March 11, 2012 · Premiere · Rendezvous with French Cinema
Argentina
December 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
May 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
May 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
April 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
France
May 23, 2012 · Physical · DVD, Blu-Ray
April 6, 2020 · TV · Chérie 25
December 30, 2020 · Digital · Prime Video
June 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
March 25, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
October 30, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
April 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
July 5, 2012 · Theatrical
November 28, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
April 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
November 20, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Latvia
March 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 28, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
October 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovakia
July 5, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
July 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 6, 2012 · Theatrical
November 7, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
Switzerland
December 21, 2011 · Theatrical · French
July 26, 2012 · Theatrical · German
September 28, 2012 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
July 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 13, 2012 · Theatrical
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