Taxidermia

I have waited patiently for almost four years for this to see the light of a DVD release in the States and let me tell you fellow comrades of the grotesque and surreal, Taxidermia does not disappoint! The story spans three generations of men who each have a distinctly obsessive vice which ultimately leads to each of their individual demises. One obsessed with sexuality and fantasy, one obsessed with gluttony via competitive eating, and another obsessed with death and its preservation. Aesthetically this film is untouchable and is akin to the visual flare of films by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The soundtrack here is also extremely well done and well placed (entirely produced by Amon Tobin) and only adds more depth and atmosphere to this already stellar film. Taxidermia is also extremely graphic and visceral in its imagery. So if scenes of up-close boar slaughter, self-induced vomiting, explicit sexuality and in-your-face images of the taxidermy process sound like things you wouldn't want to view than steer well clear of this. For those of you who can find beauty in the bizarre though, this comes highly recommended from me as one of the best foreign films of the past decade.