Thanatomorphose is a 2012 Canadian film directed by Eric Falardeau and starring Emile Beaudry, Kayden Rose, Eryka Cantieri and Roch-Denis Gagnon.
Thanatomorphose is a French word meaning the visible signs of an organism’s decomposition caused by death. One day, a young and beautiful girl a wakes up and finds her flesh rotting…
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“As a lifelong student of horror cinema, I found a lot to admire here. This is not the kind of horror film I’d want to watch every week — and I may even find it difficult to recommend — but I’d be lying if I said Thanatomorphose didn’t fascinate, aggravate, and impress me at the same time. FEARnet
“Sure, gore hounds may plant themselves in front of the screen and cheer as flesh flops from bone, however, Thanatomorphose leaves a pit in your belly not just from what you’ve been forced to watch but what you’ve been forced to feel. With nerve fraying practical effects, an eerily haunting score, and a palpable menace throughout, Thanatomorphose flaunts its brutality without once pausing to pull back or apologize for itself.” The Conduit Speaks
“Jorg Buttgereit’s Nekromantik would seem to be an influence here – it appears that director Eric Falardeau is trying for the same grim, social realist atmosphere of that movie. But Buttgereit knew how to tell his story tersely, with humour and real characters alleviating the bleakness. Here, we’re stuck with a tedious tale that takes forever to go nowhere and only works as a make-up effects showcase – and even then, not well, given how dark and murky much of the movie is.” David Flint, Strange Things Are Happening
“Thanatomorophose is a fascinating and grotesque deconstruction of gender; female suffering has never been as poetic as this. Thanatomorophose is cult cinema in the making!” Cinezilla
“If you’re looking for a repulsive, mean-spirited, body horror gore fest that quickly transforms into a morbid pornography of human decay, then look no further than Thanatomorphose. Writer/director Eric Falardeau (no doubt a fan of David Cronenberg’s The Fly borrowing liberally for his more grotesque moments, such as body parts in jars) has created an utterly miserable screenplay void of humanity.” Eric Marchen, Dork Shelf
” … definitely not a film for everyone. If you have a strong stomach, an appreciation for the more artsy films, and can steel your soul in preparation for watching, you just might be ready for this film. I’ve warned the rest of you. This is a vile and disgusting film sure to cause feelings of unease, loathing, and utter urp-itude. It’s also one of the most tragically beautiful films I’ve seen in terms of effects, simplicity, and sheer guts on director Falargeau and actress Rose’s part. This is a film I most definitely will not forget.” Ambush Bug, Ain’t It Cool News
“It’s a provocative idea, and the results are memorably revolting, but the film is pretty painful to watch – not because it’s shocking (darlings, we’ve seen it all), but because so much of the execution is staggeringly banal. The combination of amateurish production values (we’ll be charitable and assume this is a deliberate attempt to create a fly-on-the-wall feel) and mundane content – Laura does her make-up; Laura cooks bacon and eggs; Laura has a pee, Laura picks maggots off with tweezers, Laura stores dropped-off body parts in jam jars – make for almost unbearable viewing.” Ian Berriman, SFX
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