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The Embalmer

L'imbalsamatore

2002 · 1h 41m · Drama, Romance · Italy

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.

Directed by
Matteo Garrone
Written by
Massimo Gaudioso, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone
Story by
Massimo Gaudioso, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone
Starring
Ernesto Mahieux, Valerio Foglia Manzillo, Elisabetta Rocchetti, Lina Bernardi
6.9Smart score

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Not available to stream, rent or buy in United Kingdom.

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Amazon Prime Video: available in 17 countries
Subscription · 17Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

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evil dwarflove trianglemorbidityneo-noirolder man younger man relationshiprepressed gayseaside townsexual obsessiontaxidermythird wheelunrequited love

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