The Embalmer (2002)
06/09/2002
Drama, Romance
1h 41m
- 72% (248 votes)
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Overview
Peppino is an aging taxidermist mocked for being short and sleazy who meets Valerio, a handsome if artless young man fascinated by his work. Euphoric, Peppino offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant, with the job burgeoning into a budding friendship Peppino mistakes for something more. But when Valerio meets Deborah, their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.
- Matteo GarroneDirector, Screenplay
- Massimo GaudiosoScreenplay
- Ugo ChitiScreenplay
Original Title
L'imbalsamatore
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Revenue
$384,336
Keywords
- sexual obsession
- love triangle
- taxidermy
- unrequited love
- older man younger man relationship
- seaside town
- neo-noir
- evil dwarf
- morbidity
- third wheel
- repressed gay
Top Billed Cast
Ernesto Mahieux
Peppino Profeta
Valerio Foglia Manzillo
Valerio
Elisabetta Rocchetti
Deborah
Lina Bernardi
Madre di Deborah
Pietro Biondi
Padre di Deborah
Marcella Granito
Manuela
Beppe Arena
Proprietario officina
Bernardino Terracciano
Boss
Vincenzo Puocci
Scagnozzo #1
Renato Puocci
Scagnozzo #2
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