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- 2003
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 40 m
- 2003
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 40 m
Summary The story of a romantic triangle that develops when a middle-aged dwarf, who works as a zoo taxidermist, befriends a teenage boy only to have a younger woman enters the picture.
Directed By: Matteo Garrone
Written By: Ugo Chiti, Massimo Gaudioso, Matteo Garrone
- 2003
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 40 m
- 2003
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 40 m
The Embalmer
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8.1
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Summary The story of a romantic triangle that develops when a middle-aged dwarf, who works as a zoo taxidermist, befriends a teenage boy only to have a younger woman enters the picture.
Directed By: Matteo Garrone
Written By: Ugo Chiti, Massimo Gaudioso, Matteo Garrone
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
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13% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
71
88% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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From start to finish Garrone charges The Embalmer, a richly visual film, with an effective ambiguity and sense of foreboding.
Garrone's movie finds a disconcerting niche between edgy character thriller and black comedy.
Masterful at concealing its true nature and surprising us with the turns of the story.
Mahieux gives a bravura performance as the title character. Director Garrone keeps the story involving even though it doesn't quite live up to the star's strong talents.
By the film's underwater finale, director Matteo Garrone has bestowed a tragic stature on the pint-size Othello who loves "not wisely but too well."
An effectively macabre and fiendishly entertaining tale of lust, unrequited love and the fine art of taxidermy.
A dark, unsettling drama from Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 17 User Ratings
8.1
82% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 17 User Ratings
8.1
82% Positive
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0% Mixed
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18% Negative
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Production Company
Fandango,
Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)
Release Date Jul 18, 2003
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
David di Donatello Awards
• 2 Wins & 9 Nominations
Golden Ciak Awards
• 3 Wins & 7 Nominations
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
