The Embalmer
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.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | L'imbalsamatore |
| Year | 2002 |
| Country | Italy |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Director | Matteo Garrone |
| Runtime | 101 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.2/10 (252 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.
Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.
For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.
Director: Matteo Garrone
— MovieFinder Editorial
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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.
🎭 Cast
Ernesto Mahieux
Peppino Profeta
Valerio Foglia Manzillo
Valerio
Elisabetta Rocchetti
Deborah
Lina Bernardi
Madre di Deborah
Pietro Biondi
Padre di Deborah
Marcella Granito
Manuela
Beppe Arena
Proprietario officina
Bernardino Terracciano
Boss
Vincenzo Puocci
Scagnozzo #1
Renato Puocci
Scagnozzo #2
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