The Embalmer vs Young Hearts
Young Hearts has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.2/10 for The Embalmer). Young Hearts is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 41m. The Embalmer is the older of the two (2002 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Embalmer
Young Hearts| The Embalmer | Young Hearts | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Matteo Garrone | Anthony Schatteman |
| Main cast | Elisabetta Rocchetti, Lina Bernardi, Ernesto Mahieux, Valerio Foglia Manzillo, Pietro Biondi | Lou Goossens, Marius De Saeger, Geert Van Rampelberg, Emilie De Roo, Dirk van Dijck |
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.
Young Hearts
14-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.
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