Il macellaio
- Drama
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.
The Butcher is a 1998 Italian drama film about Alina, a successful art gallery owner in Palermo, whose unfulfilled marriage to a distant orchestra conductor leads her to pursue an attraction with a charming local butcher. Released in January 1998, the film explores themes of desire, emptiness, and the clash between refined and working-class worlds.
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Alba PariettiAlina
Predrag 'Miki' ManojlovićIl macellaio
Lorenzo MajnoniDaniele
Giulio BaseLorenzo
Caterina VertovaFederica
Rosa PianetaLa cassiera- Cinzia InsingaPsicologa
Alessandra CostanzoSignora Costantini- Arancia Cecilia GrimaldiRobertina
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When was The Butcher released?
The Butcher premiered on January 21, 1998.
What is The Butcher about?
The film follows Alina, an intelligent art gallery owner in Palermo whose emotionally distant marriage to orchestra conductor Daniele leaves her feeling empty. She begins to develop a strong attraction to a charismatic local butcher, setting off a conflict between her cultivated life and an unexpected desire.
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