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Bookmark this pageThe Embalmer (2002)
Director: Matteo Garrone
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From Time Out Film Guide
Odd, sporadically engrossing and finally almost appealing, this little film is about a young man who gets a job working with a diminutive, strangely charming taxidermist, only to discover that he does jobs for the Mob and can be very possessive, especially when the apprentice finds himself a girlfriend. It's intermittently amusing and unsettling, but the narrative can get wayward and the direction heavy-handed, with flashy shots hard to fathom in terms of precise relevance or import. However, the spirited performances by a charismatic cast make it watchable.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Matteo Garrone
Producer: Domenico Procacci
Cast: Ernesto Mahieux, Valerio Foglia Manzillo, Elisabetta Rocchetti full cast
Duration: 101 mins
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