The Embalmer | |
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Directed by | Matteo Garrone |
Written by | Ugo Chiti Massimo Gaudioso Matteo Garrone |
Produced by | Domenico Procacci |
Starring | Valerio Foglia Manzillo Ernesto Mahieux |
Cinematography | Marco Onorato |
Edited by | Marco Spoletini |
Music by | Banda Osiris |
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Distributed by | Fandango |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Language | Italian |
The Embalmer (Italian: L'imbalsamatore, also known as The Taxidermist) is a 2002 Italian noir-drama film directed by Matteo Garrone. The film was selected for the Quinzaine des Realisateurs in the 2002 Cannes Film Festival as L'etrange monsieur Peppino.[1] The plot is based on real events.[2] For his performance in the film Ernesto Mahieux won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor.[3] The film was also awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Script[4] and two Nastro d'Argento awards for best editing and best producer.[5]