Director: Michele Soavi
Stars: Rupert Everett, Francois Hadji-Lazaro, Anna Falchi
Plot: Francesco Dellamorte is the caretaker at a cemetery in Buffalora, Italy. Saving the town from zombies is just one of the perks of his job.
Based off of the Dylan Dog series of graphic novels by Tiziano Sclavia, Cemetery Man is a zombie movie that is more humorous and artsy than scary. Seven days after the dead are buried in the Buffalora Cemetery, they come back as zombies, or "returners," and Dellamorte has to shoot them in the head before they can attack the townspeople and cause him to lose his job.
There is also a romantic element in this movie. Dellamorte is lonely and lusts after a beautiful woman; his assistant Gnaghi is described as, "On his I. D. card it reads, 'Distinctive physical marks: All'" and ends up falling in love with a zombie head. It's kind of like the zombie movie The Return of the Living Dead meets Hitchcock's Vertigo. If this seems like a strange comparison, maybe you should watch Cemetery Man for yourself to see what I mean (I'm trying not to do spoilers here..). Though I suppose I should warn you that there is some intense nudity in this movie. Also, it does get a little darker towards the end.
This short clip captures the comedic The Return of the Living Dead feel that is in the majority of this movie, complete with some festive Italian music in the background.
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