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The Embalmer
The Embalmer

The Embalmer

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DramaRomance

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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 come work as his assistant, with the job burgeoning into a budding friendship he mistakes for something more. When Valerio finds a girlfriend, their fledgling romance will be threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$384336

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

06 September 2002

Country

Italy

Cast

Ernesto Mahieux

Ernesto Mahieux

Peppino Profeta

Valerio Foglia Manzillo

Valerio Foglia Manzillo

Valerio

Elisabetta Rocchetti

Elisabetta Rocchetti

Deborah

Lina Bernardi

Lina Bernardi

Madre di Deborah

Pietro Biondi

Pietro Biondi

Padre di Deborah

Marcella Granito

Marcella Granito

Manuela

Beppe Arena

Beppe Arena

Proprietario officina

Bernardino Terracciano

Bernardino Terracciano

Boss

Vincenzo Puocci

Vincenzo Puocci

Scagnozzo #1

Renato Puocci

Renato Puocci

Scagnozzo #2

Valentino Puocci

Valentino Puocci

Scagnozzo #3

Antonella Lori

Antonella Lori

Moglie boss

Aldo Leonardi

Aldo Leonardi

Datore lavoro Deborah

Nadia Carlomagno

Nadia Carlomagno

Amica Peppino #1

Rita Brugnoli

Rita Brugnoli

Amica Peppino #2

Livia Rasetti

Livia Rasetti

Amica Peppino #3

Salvatore Felaco

Salvatore Felaco

Morto #1

Ferdinando Iannucci

Ferdinando Iannucci

Morto #2

Rosario J. Gnolo

Rosario J. Gnolo

Imprenditore caseificio

Carlo Del Sorbo

Carlo Del Sorbo

Becchino

Ana Elena Chantzis

Ana Elena Chantzis

Piccola

Ciro Fortunato

Ciro Fortunato

Piccolo

Carmine Migliaccio

Carmine Migliaccio

Piccolo

Antonella Paparano

Antonella Paparano

Piccola

Maria Puocci

Maria Puocci

Piccola

Roberta Puocci

Roberta Puocci

Piccola

Sabrina Puocci

Sabrina Puocci

Piccola

Valentina Puocci

Valentina Puocci

Piccola

Francesco Apolloni

Francesco Apolloni

Meccanico (uncredited)

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