Such a frustrating disappointment

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Michele Soavi began his directing career with THE CHURCH, a muddled religious chiller, in 1988. In that film he showed some ability in creating some visually interesting and inventive images (particularly that of the writhing mound of bodies) while possessing a certain artistic style all of his own, inspired by Argento himself. In DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE, Soavi reaches the peak of his achievements in what is most probably his best movie: although it works as a conventional horror film too, this film is primarily a study of the boundaries between life and death, and all that they entitle. It also explores the human mind in its longing for love and the effect that despair and isolation can have on it. While DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE may not always be a straightforward or easy-to-follow movie, its sheer uniqueness and visual scope makes for engrossing viewing.This offbeat film opens with star Everett nonchalantly shooting a zombie in the head which has climbed in through his door. We learn that this is all in a typical evening's activity for him, as he is cursed with looking after a graveyard which repeatedly spawns the living dead from its graves. Expect no Romeroesque zombie movie here, though, as the zombies themselves - although regularly appearing - are just visual filler, a backbone on to which the rest of the human drama and plot lies. Sergio Stivaletti's special effects are as good as ever, and as the film has a noticeably higher budget than Italian productions have had previously, the SFX of the zombies are quite remarkable; this time they really do look like complex, rotted creatures, treading a thin line between looking funny and looking scary.There are a few "invasion" scenes in the film in which the zombies attack in hordes and come this close to dispatching Everett once and for all, only for Everett to escape or kill them just in the nick of time. These are nice touches and had me jumping in my seat once or twice. Everett himself is the capable hero of the movie, a pessimist who narrates the various bizarre events occurring in his life; of course, now that he's gone mainstream, his work will never be as interesting or profound. Everett is supported well by a talented cast, especially Francois Hadji-Lazaro who threatens to steal the show with his comic support as Everett's mute but faithful companion. The "charms" of actress Anna Falchi are also thrown into the mix, with the undeniably beautiful woman recurring in a number of roles. Am I the only one who thinks that Stanley Kubrick himself stole some of the couple's chemistry/bizarre relationship for EYES WIDE SHUT?Watch out for the many bizarre and unexpected moments in this film, from the midnight tryst between Everett and Falchi being interrupted by a hungry zombie to the terrible bus crash in which a load of schoolchildren are massacred. DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE is definitely not for the weak of heart, and its pretty strong stuff with hints of necrophilia and the like, while mixing in sex with gore in a way to most likely offend the censors. Although not explicitly gory, we see many people getting shot in the head, brains being blown out and skulls cloven in two. One of my favourite scenes in the film has Everett visiting a sick friend in hospital; as each doctor and nurse comes in to interrupt him, he offhandedly shoots them in the head until the bodies are piling up on the floor! By the end of the movie, the film has come a long way. It began as a straightforward zombie horror film, turned into a bleak love story and actually moves into serial killer mode in the last half an hour. The final shot has to be one of the most courageous, bizarre and frankly fantastic that I've ever seen in a movie and really tops off what already has been a great film. Surreal, macabre and definitely absurd, DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE is definitely a contender for the best horror film of the '90s.

In Buffalora, Francesco Dellamorte (Rupert Everett) is the administrator of the local cemetery and he lives in a house by the cemetery with the intellectually disabled gravedigger Gnaghi (François Hadji-Lazaro) that is his only friend. The cemetery has a peculiarity since the dead reanimates on the seventh night after their death and Dellamorte and Gnaghi together hunt them down. When a gorgeous widow (Anna Falchi) attends the funeral of her old husband, Dellamorte falls in an unrequited love with her. One day, he shows the ossuary to her stimulating her sex drive, and they make love on the top of her husband's grave. However he awakes and bites her, and when she raises, Dellamorte shoots her. On the next days, Gnaghi falls in love with the mayor's daughter Valentina Scanarotti (Fabiana Formica) but she is beheaded in a motorcycle accident with her friend Claudio (Alessandro Zamattio). Along the next days, Dellamorte meets two women that looks alike his deceased love, but his romance ends tragically. He decides to leave Buffalora with Gnaghi, but their journey abruptly ends."Dellamorte Dellamore" is an unconventional, weird, funny and cult black comedy. The surrealistic plot has a great cinematography, direction and performances. Dellamorte is a detached character and Rupert Everett is excellent. Anna Falchi is very sexy and has an amazing body. Unfortunately the dubbing is terrible. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Pelo Amor e Pela Morte" ("For the Love and for the Death")

This is it guys i have seen plenty of zombie and horror films all of them fail in-front of this,its not a serious film at all not so famous either but one can agree to why this has large cult following the answer is in this film.The Plot:Francesco Dellamorte is a cemetery man in Italy who kills the dead people again after they become zombies,during this he learns more about life and finds out that there is not much difference between love and death both have some similarities among them,at many places he is confused when he accidentally kills a living person & also his romance with few random women,he becomes some sort of Hit-man crossing the line killing many innocent people in search of peace,will Francesco find what he is looking for or is he like the living dead too.What i really loved about this film are the characters specially She played by Anna Falchi the lead character meets her and have sex with her in the grave yard it's a little bit controversial scene,the film contains some amount of nudity,violence and some disturbing stuff that may offend some people but it should be look at as an interesting take on love,life and death,this guy who kills zombies fails to realizes that if he kills innocents their may be consequences to that but he doesn't care about it,its just like when bad people commit crime some do it for money some do it for fun & others are just psychos,this film exactly showcases all of these stories including Faith,religion etc.The Cast:all of the artists do their best here i cant name all of them but Rupert Everett nails the role so as Anna Falchi she is one of the most beautiful on screen actress ever in the world.The 90s decade had some great stories that today we crave for this was not a Hollywood film i am glad its not,this Italian,Germany & France co production proves that when you have a better script at hand & some great direction you came up with a master piece like this.There is a uncut DVD out there however this regular version is just fine for everyone,it just need to be seen with an open mind its got all the ingredients added here fun,action,horror its a pure entertainment package what more you need,i loved it and i am sure you will too,its quite an eye opener of a movie.Overall Dellamorte Dellamore a.k.a Cemetery Man 1994 is a underrated film it must not be missing at any cost my rating is 10/10.A Must See.

I had seen this years ago and didn't understand what all the fuss was about but I picked it up again now that it is available on Blu Ray. On part of the effects it looks great and it do has an Italian feeling. The parts with Gnaghi (François Hadji-Lazaro) are the funny parts, just watch when he's digging up a corpse but ends up with the head. But the main lead is for Francesco Dellamorte (Rupert Everett) the guardian of the cemetery of Buffalora. But there's a problem with the cemetery. The death come back alive, it's never explained why or how they do come alive again but in fact that's what it's all about. Killing the zombies. But this flick became a classic due the gore attached and the effects who looked stunning done by Sergio Stivaletti (did a lot of Italian gore flicks). The crash with the bus and the motorcycle is the real stuff. But it's also famous for the reason that Dellamorte mostly falls in love with the death and the people visiting the cemetery. Most notorious is the love scene with Valentina (Fabiana Formica) in her first role ever making it out on a grave both in full nudity. For me this isn't a classic, but I agree that the effects alone are worth watching. It's a bit too slow in some parts for me, there are better Italian flicks out but at the end of the day who am I to complain. Not really horror and the zombies doesn't look dangerous at all and still you keep watching...Gore 1,5/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 4/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0,5/5