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Taxidermia

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

2006 · 1h 34m · Not Rated Comedy, Drama, Horror
Directed by György Pálfi

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Overview

Three stories. Three ages. Three men. Grandfather, father, son. One is an orderly, one is a leading sportsman, and one is a master taxidermist. One desires love, the other success, and the third immortality.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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All reviews
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Taxidermia sets a benchmark for body horror in the cinema.

Eddie Cockrell, Variety
Fresh

Taxidermia is frequently funny, for those who can stomach it.

Noel Murray, AV Club
Fresh

Taxidermia is a brilliant, often grotesquely bizarre allegory on life in Hungary from World War II to the present, a surrealist fantasy exploring the limits of the body and its desires and altogether a darkly funny comedy.

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

And now a word of advice from your friendly film critic: If you go to see the Hungarian black comedy Taxidermia, don't plan to eat afterward.

V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh

Produces nightmarish horror and formal beauty in a surreal, Central European blend.

Stephen Holden, New York Times

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