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Director:
Writers:
Ugo Chiti (writer)
Matteo Garrone (writer)
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Release Date:
6 September 2002 (Italy) more
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Plot:
Peppino (Mahieux) is an aging taxidermist constantly ridiculed for being short and somewhat creepy. He meets Valerio (Manzillo)... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 10 nominations more
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a fix for not feeling lonely more (13 total)

Cast

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Ernesto Mahieux ... Peppino Profeta
Valerio Foglia Manzillo ... Valerio
Elisabetta Rocchetti ... Deborah
Lina Bernardi ... Deborah's Mother
Pietro Biondi ... Deborah's Father
Bernardino Terracciano ... Boss
Marcella Granito ... Manuela
Giuseppe Arena ... Workshop's Owner
Vincenzo Puocci ... Gangbanger #1
Renato Puocci ... Gangbanger #2
Valentino Puocci ... Gangbanger #3
Antonella Lori ... Boss's Wife
Aldo Leonardi ... Deborah's Boss
Nadia Carlomagno ... Peppino's Friend #1
Rita Brugnoli ... Peppino's Friend #2
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Embalmer (International: English title)
The Taxidermist (USA) (subtitle)
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Runtime:
101 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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5 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
a fix for not feeling lonely, 13 February 2004
7/10
Author: camel-9 from Cleveland, Ohio (USA)

A neat little gem, this movie. Not the greatest, but yet, approaches with a careful plot, the relationships between several people. Shot in outdoor location of Castel Volturno, a grayish wintery concrete condominium on the coast between Rome and Naples, and using direct sound and not the usual studio-added dialogues, it gives an immediate feel and support for the main character, Peppino, who, feeling lonely, convinces a young man to follow him into his trade of taxidermy. Peppino is a virtuoso in establishing relationships, and like a magician, he moves his hands and talks big without really revealing much, and gets the young man's attention. It reminded me a bit of "L.I.E.". Would love to see the actor and Danny de Vito in a movie together.

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