The Embalmer

The Embalmer (2002)

L'imbalsamatore

Peppino, a diminutive taxidermist with a reputation for sleaziness, meets Valerio, a handsome if artless much younger man fascinated by the trade. Peppino offers him a large salary to be his assistant—the job burgeoning into a budding friendship he mistakes for something more. When Valerio gets a girlfriend, their fledgling romance will be threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.

Date of release
2002-09-06
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (262)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Matteo Garrone

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

The Embalmer 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. The plot is based on real events. For his performance in the film Ernesto Mahieux won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor. The film was also awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Script and two Nastro d'Argento awards for best editing and best producer.

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