SummaryThe 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
The Embalmer
Metascore
Generally Favorable
71
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Universal Acclaim
8.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
88% Positive
14 Reviews
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13% Mixed
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80
From start to finish Garrone charges The Embalmer, a richly visual film, with an effective ambiguity and sense of foreboding.
80
Garrone's movie finds a disconcerting niche between edgy character thriller and black comedy.
75
Masterful at concealing its true nature and surprising us with the turns of the story.
75
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.
70
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."
70
An effectively macabre and fiendishly entertaining tale of lust, unrequited love and the fine art of taxidermy.
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A dark, unsettling drama from Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone.
User score
Universal Acclaim
82% Positive
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18% Negative
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3 Ratings
Jul 20, 2019
10
A deep and emotional movie, really enjoyable. Directed really well by Garrone.
Jul 18, 2019
10
What a good movie, man. A story about the internal feelings of the human being told into a noir movie.
Production Company:
- Fandango
- Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)
Release Date:Jul 18, 2003
Duration:1 h 41 m
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
