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The Butcher

1998 · 86 min

A slow, moody character study of desire and emptiness, with an undercurrent of tension and eroticism.

Overview
Alina is a brilliant and enterprising woman who runs a successful art gallery in Palermo. Her husband Daniele, a successful orchestra conductor, cultured and intelligent, is not a regular presence. One day, while accompanying Daniele to the airport, Alina feels a sense of emptiness. She will try to fill it with a butcher who is always joking and full of erotic allusions and who arouses a strong attraction in her.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • identity
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Aurelio Grimaldi
Written by
Alina Reyes, Aurelio Grimaldi
Starring
Alba Parietti, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Lorenzo Majnoni, Giulio Base, Caterina Vertova, Rosa Pianeta, Cinzia Insinga, Alessandra Costanzo
Runtime
86 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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