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Taxidermia

Taxidermia

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Taxidermia

"Three stories. Three generations. Three men. One bizarre and shocking universe."

2006

1h 34m

6.6(352 votes)

Drama

Horror

Comedy

Overview

Set over three generations and beginning with a sexually frustrated orderly during WWII who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The result of his liaison is a glutton who grows up to be a champion speed eater. He produces a child who becomes obsessed with taxidermy.

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Memento Production

ARTE France Cinéma

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Csaba Czene

Csaba Czene

Morosgoványi Vendel

Gergely Trócsányi

Gergely Trócsányi

Kálmán Balatony

Marc Bischoff

Marc Bischoff

Lajos Balatony

István Gyuricza

István Gyuricza

Hadnagy

Piroska Molnár

Hadnagyné

Gábor Máté

Gábor Máté

Öreg Balatony Kálmán

Géza D. Hegedűs

Géza D. Hegedűs

Dr. Regõczy Andor

István Hunyadkürthy

István Hunyadkürthy

Jenõ bá

Zoltán Koppány

Miszlényi Béla

Adél Stanczel

Aczél Gizi

Creative team

Directed by: György Pálfi
Written by: György Pálfi
Zsófia Ruttkay
Produced by: Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
Emilie Georges

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