# Taxidermia (2006)

> Three generations of Hungarian men pursue impossible forms of satisfaction as desire, appetite, and death mutate into a surreal grotesque family chronicle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9441

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Comedy
- Director: György Pálfi
- Cast: Csaba Czene, Gergely Trócsányi, Marc Bischoff, István Gyuricza, Piroska Molnár, Gábor Máté, Géza D. Hegedűs, István Hunyadkürthy
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410730/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: surreal, visceral, disturbing, cult film night, avant-garde cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A darkly comedic exploration of obsession and the grotesque, spanning generations of peculiar men.

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