The Embalmer (2002 film)

Not to be confused with The Embalmer (1965 film).

The Embalmer
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	Fandango
Distributed by	Fandango
Release date	2002 (2002)
Running time	100 minutes
Language	Italian

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]

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]

See also

• List of Italian films of 2002

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 . Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
5. Maria Pia Fusco (13 June 2003). "Nastro d' argento a Salvatores". La Repubblica.
6. "The Embalmer". Metacritic .
7. "The Embalmer | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes .

External links

• The Embalmer at IMDb