''The Embalmer'' (, also known as ''The Taxidermist'') is a 2002

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directed by

Matteo Garrone Matteo Garrone is an Italian filmmaker. Early life Matteo Garrone was born in Rome, Italy, the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone and a photographer, Donatella Rimoldi. Career In 1996 Garrone won the ''Sacher d'Oro'', an award sponsored b ...

. The film was selected for the Quinzaine des Realisateurs in the

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as ''L'etrange monsieur Peppino''. The plot is based on real events. For his performance in the film

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won the

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for Best Supporting Actor. The film was also awarded with a

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and two

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awards for best editing and best producer.

Plot

The film concerns competing personal and sexual relationships.

Cast

* Valerio Foglia Manzillo as Valerio *

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

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, based on 32 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Intriguingly creepy and unsettling".

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assigned the film a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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* 2002 films Italian drama films Films directed by Matteo Garrone 2000s Italian-language films 2000s Italian films Fandango (Italian company) films Films with screenplays by Massimo Gaudioso {{2000s-Italy-film-stub

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