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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

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User Rating: 7.5/10 (32,926 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Tom Tykwer
Writers (WGA):
Andrew Birkin (screenplay) &
Bernd Eichinger (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
5 January 2007 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
He lived to find beauty. He killed to possess it. more
Plot:
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
12 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Story details for French horror film ‘Humains’. (From Twitch. 29 July 2008, 7:29 PM, PDT)
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User Comments:
The critics are wrong - Brilliant! more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ben Whishaw ... Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Francesc Albiol ... Court Official
Gonzalo Cunill ... Guard 1 Dungeon
Roger Salvany ... Guard 2 Dungeon
Andrés Herrera ... Door Guard (as Andres Herrera)
Simon Chandler ... Mayor of Grasse
David Calder ... Bishop of Grasse

Richard Felix ... Chief Magistrate
Birgit Minichmayr ... Grenouille's Mother

Reg Wilson ... Customer - Fishmarket
Catherine Boisgontier ... Woman - Fishmarket
Núria Casas ... Woman 2 - Fishmarket
Carlos Gramaje ... Police Lieutenant - Fishmarket
Sian Thomas ... Madame Gaillard
Michael Smiley ... Porter
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Parfum - Die Geschichte eines Mörders, Das (Germany)
Parfum - Histoire d'un meurtrier, Le (France)
Perfume (International: English title) (informal short title)
Perfume - Historia de un asesino, El (Spain)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images.
Runtime:
147 min
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital
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Trivia:
The production team scouted eight different countries in Europe looking of the best place to represent eighteenth century Paris before settling on Barcelona, Spain. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Grenouille meets the perfumer, at his house/laboratory, he knows where all the substances are, although he has never been there before. He is able to do this due to his heightened sense of smell, he is able to work out where specific substances are by the scent they give off. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Court Official: Quick. We can't hold them back much longer. Hurry. Come on!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Wilden Hühner und die Liebe, Die (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Tarentelle more

FAQ

What is with the ending of this film????
Why does everyone Genouille comes in contact with die immediately after leaving them?
Is the plum girl blind?
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283 out of 362 people found the following comment useful:-
The critics are wrong - Brilliant!, 13 September 2006
8/10
Author: Naurya from Germany

With "The Perfume" it's like with any blockbuster movie: if the critics praise it, it's horrible - if the critics hate it, it's brilliant.

I had the chance to watch a preview of "The Perfume" tonight and I was very surprised: this movie is really good! Okay, it can't actually make you smell all the scents and odours, but the images and the music allow you to experience the atmosphere and the emotions Grenouille is feeling when he takes in the scents of his environment. You couldn't have done this much better without the use of real scents at theatres.

Although much of the story is told by a narrative voice (mostly quotes from the novel), the movie is still thrilling and exciting all the way. It's a very good adaption of Süskind's novel, sticking to the original plot concerning the major events, leaving away unnecessary subplots (although it's a pity that funny "lethal gas"-plot was cut out!) and shortening long passages. The result is well-constructed movie that is worth seeing.

The actors, especially Whishaw who plays Grenouille, have done a very good job. Like in the novel, Grenouille is an ambivalent character and you never know whether to love him for his genius talent or to hate him for his cruel murders. Whishaw's half-crazy, scary gaze made me shiver. Dustin Hoffman as old and unsuccessful parfumeur Baldini was very convincing... I loved the way he talks to Grenouille arrogantly although he recognizes how much more talent the young man has. Baldini is always good for a laugh.

The only thing to criticize is that the movie is not as brutal as the novel. I think they wanted to avoid the FSK 16 rating and so didn't show much violence, which in my opinion would have been necessary if you wanted the movie to have the same shocking impact on the audience as the novel. For example I was really shocked by the end of the novel - in the movie you hardly see what happens.

However, it's really a thrilling story visualized excellently - go to the movies and watch "The Perfume"! You won't be disappointed.

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Why didn't he have no scent ? en_matei
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