France / May 21, 2002 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 41min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Peppino, a diminutive taxidermist with a reputation for sleaziness, meets Valerio, a handsome if artless much younger man fascinated by the trade. Peppino offers him a large salary to be his assistant—the job burgeoning into a budding friendship he mistakes for something more. When Valerio gets a girlfriend, their fledgling romance will be threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bernardino Terracciano | Boss |
| Vincenzo Puocci | Scagnozzo #1 |
| Renato Puocci | Scagnozzo #2 |
| Valentino Puocci | Scagnozzo #3 |
| Antonella Lori | Moglie boss |
| Aldo Leonardi | Datore lavoro Deborah |
| Nadia Carlomagno | Amica Peppino #1 |
| Rita Brugnoli | Amica Peppino #2 |
| Livia Rasetti | Amica Peppino #3 |
| Salvatore Felaco | Morto #1 |
| Ferdinando Iannucci | Morto #2 |
| Rosario J. Gnolo | Imprenditore caseificio |
| Carlo Del Sorbo | Becchino |
| Ana Elena Chantzis | Piccola |
| Ciro Fortunato | Piccolo |
| Carmine Migliaccio | Piccolo |
| Antonella Paparano | Piccola |
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| Maria Puocci | Piccola |
| Roberta Puocci | Piccola |
| Sabrina Puocci | Piccola |
| Valentina Puocci | Piccola |
| Francesco Apolloni | Meccanico (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'imbalsamatore |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Fandango |
| Release date | 6 settembre 2002 |
| Production | Domenico Procacci, Luigi Lagrasta |
| Writer | Massimo Gaudioso, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone |
| Editing | Marco Spoletini, Paola Traverso, Mario Cinotti, Antonio Salvatori |
| Cinematography | Marco Onorato, Antonio Celeste, Matteo Garrone, Fabio Clemente, Claudio Serantoni, Marco Metaglini, Amerigo Crispi, Alessandro Gelmini, Alessandro Sensoli, Simone Pierini, Greta de Lazzaris |
| Assistant directors | Salvatore Sansone, Adriano Chiarelli, Matteo Garrone, Gianni Di Gregorio |
| Lighting | Marcello Tallone, Claudio Nardi, Massimo De Chellis, Emiliano Pilliu, Michele Mattone |
| Camera operators | Marco Onorato, Antonio Celeste, Matteo Garrone, Fabio Clemente, Claudio Serantoni, Marco Metaglini, Amerigo Crispi, Alessandro Gelmini, Alessandro Sensoli, Simone Pierini, Greta de Lazzaris |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 06, 2002
United States / Oct 12, 2002
France / Jan 14, 2004
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