With an eye for meticulous detail and a rakish sense of humor, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and writing and directing partner Marc Caro have teamed together for more than 15 years, first in making short films, TV commercials and music videos, then in scoring international successes with the features "Delicatessen" (1991) and "La Cite des enfants perdu/The City of Lost Children" (1995).Jeunet had established himself as a filmmaker with the acclaimed shorts "L'Evasion" (1978) and the Cesar-winning "Le menage" (1980). The latter led to a meeting with artist and comic book creator Marc Caro and the duo
