Film
The Embalmer
2002· 1h 41m· Drama· Romance
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.
2002-09-06
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Key Crew
DirectorMatteo Garrone
ScreenplayMassimo Gaudioso
ProducerDomenico Procacci
Director of PhotographyMarco Onorato
Original Music ComposerGiancarlo Macrì
EditorMarco Spoletini
Full cast & crew (29 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released2002-09-06
Runtime1h 41m
StatusReleased
StudiosFandango
Box office$384,336
LanguagesItalian
CountriesItaly
Rating7.2/10 · 255 votes
Original languageit
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