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