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2009-07-17 Apple Inc. homepage - Movie Tr TAXIDERMIA

contains three generational stories, about a grandfather, a father, and a son, linked together by recurring motifs. The dim grandfather, an orderly during World War Two, lives in his bizarre fantasies; he desires love.

The huge father seeks success as a top athlete ? a speed eater ? in the post-war pro-Soviet era.

The grandson, a meek,... >>>>>
2007-09-06 Film New Europe Hungary enters Taxidermia for Oscar

06 September 2007

TAXIDERMIA is the official Hungarian entry for the upcoming Academy Awards

At the meeting of the Selection Committee for Academy Awards Entry held on the 6th September, it was announced that Hungary will enter TAXIDERMIA by György Pálfi for consideration for the Best Foreign Language... >>>>>
2006-11-08 Hungarial Literature Online The artists of taxidermy

György Pálfi: Taxidermia

In the category of feature films at the 37th Hungarian Film Festival, the screening of György Pálfi?s new film Taxidermia was preceded by much expectation. The movie is based on the short stories and writings of Lajos Parti Nagy. The screenplay was written by the director and Zsófia Ruttkay.

Parts... >>>>>
2006-10-27 Internet Movie DataBase Click on the link for comments
2006-08-23 Our Skin at Stake Our Skin at Stake

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With his film Hukkle (Hiccough) György Pálfi set a high measure by establishing an unusual, surreal, fairy tale-like world, blended with a pitch black, rich sense of humour. His new film, Taxidermia, is equally surreal, but its nightmarish jokes bear right into the flesh and crack bones.

This ?altar? - stretched... >>>>>
2006-05-24 Hollywood Reporter "Taxidermia"

Eastern Europe revived by new talent

Strong Cannes slate reflects renewed vibrancy in diverse market

By Nick Holdsworth

MOSCOW -- Hungarian filmmakers are celebrating their biggest presence at Cannes in 20 years with four films in official selection.

Hungary, lead by Gyorgy Palfi's controversial "Taxidermia"... >>>>>
2006-02-16 Screen Daily Cannes contenders queue up for the Croisette

With the dust settling on the Berlin line-up, all eyes are already on Cannes and films vying for selection there: Croisette regulars such as David Lynch (Inland Empire), Aki Karismauki (Lights In The Dusk), Ken Loach (The Wind That Shakes The Barley), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Scream of the Ants) and Kim... >>>>>
2006-02-15 Screen Daily Fortissimo picks up worldwide rights to Taxidermia

Fortissimo Films has picked up worldwide rights to Gyorgy Palfi’s Taxidermia, which won the main prize at Hungarian Film Week last week. Palfi’s second feature after the critically acclaimed Hukkle in 2002, it was met with wide critical praise in Budapest where it shared the foreign... >>>>>
2006-02-10 Screen Daily Taxidermy (Taxidermia)


Dir: Gyorgy Palfi. Hungary/Austria/France. 2005. 90 mins.


Gyorgy Palfi's second feature, which collected a slew of awards including best film at the recent Hungarian Film Week, is likely to be as much of a talking point as his first film Hukkle, albeit for very different reasons. Spanning three generations... >>>>>
2006-02-05 Variety Taxidermia

(Hungary - Austria - France)

A Eurofilm Studio (Hungary)/Amour Fou (Austria)/Memento Films, La Cinefacture, Arte France Cinema (France) production. Produced by Peter Miskolczi, Gabor Varadi, Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Emilie Georges, Alexandre Mallet-Guy. Directed by Gyorgy Palfi. Screenplay,... >>>>>
2005-10-27 twitchfilm Taxidermia: An Interesting Rumor and One of the Strangest, Most Compelling Trailers I Have Ever Seen

A while back we posted a bit about an upcoming film from Hungary titled Taxidermia, a film at least partially about a taxidermist who gradually disembowels and stuffs himself. Well, today I got a note from Mark Kis-Szabo who sent the original note... >>>>>