The Embalmer (2002 film)

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The Embalmer
L'imbalsamatore.jpg
Directed by Matteo Garrone
Written by Ugo Chiti
Massimo Gaudioso
Matteo Garrone
Produced by Domenico Procacci
StarringValerio Foglia Manzillo
Ernesto Mahieux
Cinematography Marco Onorato
Edited by Marco Spoletini
Music by Banda Osiris
Production
company
Distributed byFandango
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
100 minutes
LanguageItalian

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]

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Plot

The film concerns competing personal and sexual relationships. [6]

Cast

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Fulvia Caprara (25 April 2002). "CANNES cose nuove dal mondo". La Stampa . Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Stella Cervasio (2 Sep 2002). "L' imbalsamatore napoletano". La Repubblica . Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Stella Cervasio (11 April 2003). "Mahieux, divo a 56 anni". La Repubblica. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Giovanna Grassi (10 April 2003). "David, trionfa Ozpetek Muccino senza premi". Corriere della Sera . Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Maria Pia Fusco (13 June 2003). "Nastro d' argento a Salvatores". La Repubblica.
  6. 1 2 "The Embalmer". Metacritic .
  7. ↑ "The Embalmer | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes .
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