The Embalmer (2002 film)
2002 Italian drama film
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The Embalmer (Italian: L'imbalsamatore, also known as The Taxidermist) is a 2002 Italian noir-drama film directed by Matteo Garrone. The film was selected for the Quinzaine des Realisateurs in the 2002 Cannes Film Festival as L'etrange monsieur Peppino.[1] The plot is based on real events.[2] For his performance in the film Ernesto Mahieux won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor.[3] The film was also awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Script[4] and two Nastro d'Argento awards for best editing and best producer.[5]
Massimo Gaudioso
Matteo Garrone
Ernesto Mahieux
| The Embalmer | |
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| Directed by | Matteo Garrone |
| Written by | Ugo Chiti Massimo Gaudioso Matteo Garrone |
| Produced by | Domenico Procacci |
| Starring | Valerio Foglia Manzillo Ernesto Mahieux |
| Cinematography | Marco Onorato |
| Edited by | Marco Spoletini |
| Music by | Banda Osiris |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fandango |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
The film concerns competing personal and sexual relationships.[6]
Cast
- Valerio Foglia Manzillo as Valerio
- Ernesto Mahieux as Peppino
- Elisabetta Rocchetti as Deborah
- Lina Bernardi as Deborah's mother
- Pietro Biondi as Deborah's father
- Aldo Leonardi as Deborah's boss
Reception
The Embalmer has an approval rating of 81% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 32 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Intriguingly creepy and unsettling".[7] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
