Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Embalmer end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Embalmer scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Embalmer easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Embalmer violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Embalmer

Name: The Embalmer
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2002
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Ernesto Mahieux, Valerio Foglia Manzillo, Elisabetta Rocchetti, Lina Bernardi, Pietro Biondi

Directed by Matteo Garrone

Produced by Fandango

2002101 min7.2 / 10

A dark, claustrophobic neo-noir about sexual obsession and unrequited desire, where a lonely taxidermist's fixation on a younger man curdles into jealous possession.

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.

Clusters

Doomed Romantic Obsession Toxic Romance Movies Tropical Island Movies Romance And Relationships LGBTQ Movies

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Sexual Obsession Love Triangle Taxidermy Unrequited Love Older Man Younger Man Relationship Seaside Town Neo-noir Evil Dwarf Morbidity Third Wheel Repressed Gay

Questions people ask

Is The Embalmer sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does The Embalmer end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Embalmer scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Embalmer easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Embalmer violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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