Cemetery Man (1994)
"Dellamorte Dellamore" (original title)

A cemetery man must kill the dead a second time when they become zombies.

Director:

Michele Soavi

Writers:

Gianni Romoli, Tiziano Sclavi (novel)

Stars:

Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro, Anna Falchi

7 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rupert Everett	...	Francesco Dellamorte
François Hadji-Lazaro	...	Gnaghi
Anna Falchi	...	She
Mickey Knox	...	Marshall Straniero
Fabiana Formica	...	Valentina Scanarotti
Clive Riche	...	Doctor Verseci
Katja Anton	...	Claudio's Girlfriend
Barbara Cupisti	...	Magda
Anton Alexander	...	Franco
Pietro Genuardi	...	New Mayor Civardi
Patrizia Punzo	...	Claudio's Mother
Stefano Masciarelli	...	Mayor Scanarotti
Vito Passeri	...	1st Returner
Alessandro Zamattio	...	Claudio
Marijn Koopman

Storyline

This movie is based on a novel of Tiziano Sclavi, and it always reflects the "sclavian philosophy" diffused by the most succesful comics in Italy: Dylan Dog, the detective of the nightmare. There is the duality between love and dead (in Italian "dellamore" means "of love" and "dellamorte" means "of death"), a duality that Dellamorte feels in a really hard way. He is the guardian of the cemetery of Buffalora, a little town in the north of Italy, in which, we don't know why, corpses rise from tombs and Dellamorte has to destroy them. Dellamorte seems not to ask to himself why this happen, he shoots and loves. But at the end he wants to leave Buffalora...

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Plot Keywords:

cemetery | italy | death | corpse | topless female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Zombies, guns, and sex, OH MY!!!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for macabre violence and gore, strong sexuality and some language

Details

Country:

Italy France Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

26 April 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cemetery Man

Filming Locations:

Arsoli, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$253,969 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Audifilm, Urania Film, K.G. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the films Spanish release it was humorously re-titled "Mi novia es un Zombie", meaning "My fiancée is a Zombie."

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Goofs

When Franceso is making love to "She" in the graveyard and her dead husband attacks, Dellamorte's underwear disappears and reappears between shots..

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Quotes

Francesco Dellamorte: You're supposed to be setting a good example, now will you get back to your coffin immediately!

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Connections

Edited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Hadi Bakalim"
Sezen Aksu

User Reviews

An Italian masterpiece

Michel Soavi's incredible Italian horror film is one of the BEST horror films ever made. It is made with obvious love and affection and respect for the genre and it delivers in every department.

It is also a story about an improbable friendship that is moving and real.

It is surreal, bloody, beautiful, brutal and extremely well acted and photographed.

Rupert Everett is the caretaker of a cemetery where the dead don't stay dead. He has his hands full dealing with the recently returned and the undead love of his life.

Words can not do justice to the magic of this movie or the impression it leaves.

If you believe in the magic of cinema and are willing to embrace fantasy in its purest form, open yourself up to DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE.