The Embalmer
DramaRomance
Peppino is an aging taxidermist constantly ridiculed for being short and somewhat creepy. He meets Valerio, a handsome young man fascinated by Peppino's work. Peppino, in turn, becomes entranced by Valerio and offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant. But when Valerio meets Deborah, their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.
VIBE
A darkly romantic and unsettling character study. It feels like a strange, melancholic dream about obsession and the peculiar beauty found in loneliness and the unconventional.
melancholicunsettlingromanticquirkyslow-burnarthousecharacter studydark romancequirky dramaobsessionunrequited loveoutsider artloneliness
lovetaxidermyneo-noir
