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Cemetery Man
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304178362
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304178360
Label: Fox Home Entertainment
Languages: English (Original Language), AnalogItalian (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Fox Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: September 23, 1996
Running Time: 100 minutes
Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: April 26, 1996
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Editorial Review:
If you think you hate your job, think again. Francesco Dellamorte (Rupert Everett), the titular Cemetery Man, lives a lonely life with a dead-end career. He works and resides in a cemetery that holds a dark, hidden secret. You see, those who are buried in Dellamorte's cemetery have the tendency to rise from the dead. Francesco's job is to make sure the dead remain dead. When they rise, he must hunt them down and ensure they get their eternal rest. Since his strange career takes up most of his time, there is no room in his life for romance or friendship. His sole companion is his mute, Igor-like assistant Gnaghi (François Hadji-Lazaro). Not surprisingly, Francesco has grown weary of the dull drum and repetitive routine his job and life have become. It is not until he meets the girl of his dreams (Anna Falchi), who happens to be a widow attending her husband's funeral, that Francesco realizes that there may be more to life than this. Sound a bit odd? Well, it is. But fans of the zombie and the "twentysomething disgruntled worker" genres will feel right at home with this Michele Soavi cult favorite. At its center, Cemetery Man is a black comedy/existential mediation on loneliness and career disappointment. But where Fight Club is entrenched in an action/buddy-flick setting and Office Space is a strict black comedy, Cemetery Man is staged deep in the Italian zombie genre, giving it extra points for originality. --Rob Bracco
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Stylish Horror Comedy
a very entertaining film from Michele Soavi, an interesting director who worked under such masters as Dario Argento and Terry Gilliam. Appealing to the eye in a morbidly beautiful way, the sets and lighting really enhance the cinematography. Enough of that...low price, zombies, necrophilia, the incredibly enchanting Anna Falchi nude, guns, laughs.
Buy it now and watch it...twice!
Rating: - Remarkable Film
Philosophical meanderings upon love, death, dreams and caretaking. Filmed in real Italian cemeteries at night, the dead are returners (caused by the subterranean roots) and they need to be dispatched by Rupert Everett. A film for existentialists and romantics and remarkable for its use of metaphysics (the dying living). The photography is exquisite as are the actors and actresses.
Rating: - Rather Interesting
Rather an interesting but strange movie; touches on existentialist themes, and is the perfect example of dark comedy. The movie is based on a series of Italian horror comics written by Tiziano Sclavi. As far as I know, Dark Horse Comics has been reprinting the comics in English. Once again, simply a great movie.
Rating:  - Still obscure, and that's good.
An obscure rarity that is still a blast to surprise first time viewers with, even teh zombie fanatics who think they have seen 'em all.
Perfect mix of surreal humor and horror.
Enjoy.
Rating: - OVER LOOKED GEM
I have looked at this movie plenty of times in the store and just thought.NAW.But now I have it.Now I'm thinking why did'nt I get this earlier?T his is a great movie & deffinitly a keeper in my collection.
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