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2002·Drama·1h 41m
7.1
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.
Directed by Matteo Garrone
sexual obsession
love triangle
taxidermy
unrequited love
older man younger man relationship
seaside town
neo-noir
evil dwarf
morbidity
third wheel
repressed gay

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
Antonella Lori
Antonella Lori
Moglie boss
Nadia Carlomagno
Nadia Carlomagno
Amica Peppino #1
Rosario J. Gnolo
Rosario J. Gnolo
Imprenditore caseificio
Francesco Apolloni
Francesco Apolloni
Meccanico (uncredited)

Crew

Matteo Garrone
Matteo Garrone
Director
Massimo Gaudioso
Massimo Gaudioso
Screenplay
Ugo Chiti
Ugo Chiti
Screenplay
Matteo Garrone
Matteo Garrone
Screenplay
Marco Spoletini
Marco Spoletini
Editor
Domenico Procacci
Domenico Procacci
Producer
Massimo Gaudioso
Massimo Gaudioso
Story
Ugo Chiti
Ugo Chiti
Story
Matteo Garrone
Matteo Garrone
Story
Salvatore Sansone
Salvatore Sansone
First Assistant Director
Gianni Di Gregorio
Gianni Di Gregorio
Script Supervisor
Laura Paolucci
Laura Paolucci
Production Consultant

Popular Reviews

21 reviews
Luigi Barletta
Luigi Barletta
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per essere chiamato “profeta” con 140 centimetri di altezza devi essere veramente un fenomeno
per essere chiamato “profeta” con 140 centimetri di altezza devi essere veramente un fenomeno
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Ayeshoo
Ayeshoo
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peppino, gifting a ring to valerio:
like it?

valerio:
you shouldn't have...

peppino:
what i should or shouldn't do is my business.

*

deborah's mother:
are you leaving tonight or will you stay a few days?

peppino:
i haven't decided. like i said, i live in absolute carelessness. i've got all the time to decide. i could leave in 15 minutes... a year...

*

peppino:
woe to the man who settles.

```

taut. stretched thin. explosive anger, just under the skin. pushed to your limits. a satisfying ending.

highly, highly!! highly!!! recommend.
peppino, gifting a ring to valerio:
like it?

valerio:
you shouldn't have...

peppino:
what i should or shouldn't do is my business.

*

deborah's mother:
are you leaving tonight or will you stay a few days?

peppino:
i haven't decided. like i said, i live in absolute carelessness. i've got all the time to decide. i could leave in 15 minutes... a year...

*

peppino:
woe to the man who settles.

```

taut. stretched thin. explosive anger, just under the skin. pushed to your limits. a satisfying ending.

highly, highly!! highly!!! recommend.
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Sarah
Sarah
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could’ve been gayer
could’ve been gayer
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Lasam.Ball
Lasam.Ball
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Mi chiedo perché ho aspettato così tanto per recuperare la filmografia di Matteo Garrone
Mi chiedo perché ho aspettato così tanto per recuperare la filmografia di Matteo Garrone
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towersim
towersim
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