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Taxidermia

Taxidermia

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

20066.61h 34m

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.

Directed by György Pálfi
Written by György Pálfi, Zsófia Ruttkay
Produced by Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Emilie Georges, Gabriele Kranzelbinder
Box OfficeBudget: $2.4MRevenue: $83K

Top Cast

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

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

Z

Zoltán Koppány

Miszlényi Béla

A

Adél Stanczel

Aczél Gizi

Themes & Keywords

suicidecold warworld war iidark comedymasochismsatiretaxidermydecapitationobesitycompetitive eatingfish out of watermasturbationpeeping tomvomitinggluttonyvoyeurismmultilinguallife after deathdepravityfather son relationshipindependent filmbody horrorexperimental filmarthouse horrorabsurdist humorsurrealistsplattercomedy horrorspeed eating

About Taxidermia

Taxidermia is a drama, horror, comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of suicide, cold war, world war ii, dark comedy, masochism, satire. Directed by György Pálfi, it stars Csaba Czene, Gergely Trócsányi, Marc Bischoff. 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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