Nekromantik

1988 "Death is just the Beginning"
4.8| 1h11m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 29 January 1988 Released
Producted By: Jelinski & Buttgereit
Country: Germany
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A street sweeper who cleans up after grisly accidents brings home a full corpse for him and his wife to enjoy sexually, but is dismayed to see that his wife prefers the corpse over him.

Genre

Drama, Horror

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Director

Jörg Buttgereit

Production Companies

Jelinski & Buttgereit

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Nekromantik Audience Reviews

AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.
Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
choptopsbbq-31282 Think of other steamy love stories like "91/2 Weeks" or "Fifty Shades". Now imagine them being made by a genius, appealing to a small niche audience. You now have Nekromantik! As someone who collects necrophile erotica, the is one of the better entries. I could've done without the bunny abuse, though
Mr_Ectoplasma "Nekromantik" follows a German street cleaner who picks up car accident scenes and disposes of the bodies. He and his girlfriend have a fetish for keeping body parts, and one day he brings home an entire corpse that has been decomposing in a swamp for some months. They enact an array of sexual fantasies with it, but find their relationship challenged when she begins paying more attention to it than him.In writing a review for this movie, it's difficult to know exactly where to begin. There is obviously an audience for it, though it's certainly a specific one. John Waters apparently described the film as the first movie for necrophiles, and he's probably right, although I think its viewership also includes fans of gross-out and extreme horror. "Nekromantik," while typically classified as a horror film, doesn't strike me so much as that—it seems more a meditation on relationships and sex, except it is drawn to the most grotesque margins possible.Make no bones about it (pun intended), this is a well-made film. It has an artistic edge and the writer/director has a very distinct vision here that is articulated on the screen—the real nitty gritty is that its subject matter is extremely disturbing to many sensibilities, and it's hard to watch the film and not have your skin crawl at some point. It is also, by most accounts, utterly insane. And for that reason, it plays out more like a fantasy metaphor for the disintegration of a romance. However you want to read it, the filmmaking is effective.One of its most infamous scenes is the real-life footage of a rabbit being butchered and skinned at a factory, which has offended many. While I do find it hard to watch (and this is coming from a vegetarian), I also think it's important to consider that the animal in question was going to be slaughtered regardless, and that the filmmakers used the filming of it as an artistic opportunity. It bookends the film, playing early on, and then returns, run in reverse once the protagonist has reached the "fulfillment" he seeks. It's symbolic, and it's disturbing, and the "fulfillment" that comprises the conclusion is just as twisted as everything that precedes it, but my point is that the film is making deliberate moves that elevate it above the level of exploitative trash that many have classified it under.I can't say I have a desire to watch "Nekromantik" again, but, in spite of the ludicrous plot and the lengths at which it carries its viewers from grotesque spectacle to grotesque spectacle, there is a distinct artistic vision that ties it all together, and for that, I can appreciate the film. I'm not sure I can say I "like" it, and I can't imagine having any desire to give it a second viewing, but I concede that it is a visionary, albeit extremely provocative, piece of celluloid. 8/10.
callanvass With a title like Nekromantik, you should know what you're getting into. As I was watching this movie; there are plenty of times where I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I have seen many controversial films over the years, and I can honestly say this is in my top 10. I'm gonna do my best not to spoil things too much, but here are some examples. Our necrophilia addict is a guy named Robert. He can't get an erection unless a woman is dead, so he starts murdering people and having sex with them after. He also brings home a corpse for him and his wife to enjoy… That's not all though. He kills animal and bathes with their body parts. When it's not busy trying to be explicitly offensive, it's busy doing plenty of padding. There are some scenes that were pointless. There is an ongoing scene in the film that repeats itself. It's a skinning of a rabbit (which managed to make my stomach churn) but there are also many scenes of Robert walking around and doing nothing of note. I get the feeling there wasn't enough stuff for a full length feature, so the director resorted to padding. I won't reveal the ending, but it is what one of the most messed up scenes I have ever seen in my life. You wanna know why this is banned in places? The ending most likely has plenty to do with it. I guarantee you that you'll have trouble getting aroused for a day after or so. I know I didFinal thoughts: This won't be for everyone, that's an understatement. I got some strange satisfaction from it, but it's not something I'm ever going to watch again. It was downright horrifying, and did what it set out to do. Believe the hype… it's something else5.5/10
Joe Miller The only reason I decided to watch this was because I was informed it was sick,deranged,horrific etc. and of course love being disgusted. It does take a lot to gross me out and I hate to admit it but I was grossed out by parts of this. It took a while to find this but at least all the time didn't go to waste. If you are looking to be grossed out or want something interesting or are surprisingly a necrophiliac I would suggest this movie. Not for people who are easily grossed out or people who aren't into the genre. All in all it was an okay movie but the gross factor was pretty up there. 6 out of 10 from me.~Joe