The Embalmer
2002 · 101 min
Drama · Romance
★ 7.2Peppino, 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.
Crew
- Director Matteo Garrone
- Screenplay Massimo Gaudioso
- Screenplay Ugo Chiti
- Screenplay Matteo Garrone
- Story Massimo Gaudioso
- Story Ugo Chiti
- Story Matteo Garrone
- Director of Photography Marco Onorato
Cast
Ernesto Mahieux
Peppino Profeta
Valerio Foglia Manzillo
Valerio
Elisabetta Rocchetti
Deborah
Lina Bernardi
Madre di Deborah
Pietro Biondi
Padre di Deborah
- M
Marcella Granito
Manuela
- B
Beppe Arena
Proprietario officina
- B
Bernardino Terracciano
Boss
- V
Vincenzo Puocci
Scagnozzo #1
- R
Renato Puocci
Scagnozzo #2
- V
Valentino Puocci
Scagnozzo #3
Antonella Lori
Moglie boss
Crew
- Director — Matteo Garrone
- Screenplay — Massimo Gaudioso
- Screenplay — Ugo Chiti
- Screenplay — Matteo Garrone
- Story — Massimo Gaudioso
- Story — Ugo Chiti
- Story — Matteo Garrone
- Director of Photography — Marco Onorato
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