The Embalmer vs Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.2/10 for The Embalmer). Where the Wind Blows is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 41m. The Embalmer is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| The Embalmer | Where the Wind Blows | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Romance, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Matteo Garrone | John Schimke |
| Main cast | Elisabetta Rocchetti, Lina Bernardi, Ernesto Mahieux, Valerio Foglia Manzillo, Pietro Biondi | Michelle Hurd, Lochlyn Munro, Gabriel Clark, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Mayes |
Synopsis
The Embalmer
Peppino is an aging taxidermist mocked for being short and sleazy who meets Valerio, a handsome if artless young man fascinated by his work. Euphoric, Peppino offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant, with the job burgeoning into a budding friendship Peppino mistakes for something more. But when Valerio meets Deborah, their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.
Where the Wind Blows
Chase, a rugged cowboy and solitary drifter who closed off his heart long ago—until the day he impulsively does a kindness for a beautiful young woman, and everything changes over the course of three days.
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