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Perfume - The Story Of A Murderer
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2007-07-24
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Rating:
3.5/5 (146 Reviews)
5/5
Different movie than the regular Hollywood blockbusters
by V. Kelwadkar (Jupiter FL)
I rented 'Perfume' from local library and I really enjoyed watching it. Infact, I'm going to order a copy of DVD add it to my collection.
5/5
perfume
by E. caballero (el paso ,texas)
This is a great movie,very dark and kind of sad. Good story line you don't know whether to be appalled or feel sorry for the main character...must see!
5/5
A Stunning Experience
by R. Crane (Washington, DC United States)
"Perfume" is an absolutely stunning movie. It grabs the viewer from the first moment when a baby is apparently stillborn under the table of a fishmonger's stall amidst garbage and fish innards, in one of the slimiest parts of Paris. But the baby fights to live and live he does despite his desperate beginning and childhood.
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is shunned by everyone: his social interactions are abnormal and he cannot relate emotionally with anyone, except to protect himself. However, he does possess an extraordinary skill: his sense of smell. He can smell things that other humans do not believe have any smell at all, e.g. glass, copper, stone etc. His goal in life becomes how to capture the essence of smells, particularly those of the human soul.
This quest leads him to develop methods of preserving human essences, but in order to retrieve them, he has to kill the people whose essences he desires. They are all beautiful young women.
The story starts as a "true" tale told in flashback and it seems totally believable, even though it is fiction. The filmmakers also generate an atmosphere that makes you think you smell what he is smelling too--an amazing feat.
This is an exceptional film, not quite like anything else I have ever seen, except perhaps "Sweeny Todd". This is far superior and is spectacular on every level. The ending is grisly but so are the crimes he commits. This is a one-of-a-kind experience and highly recommended.
5/5
Perfume
by Avid book reader (USA)
One of Dustin Hoffman's best. The story is haunting and told in narrative that keeps you completely mesmerized. Give this movie a try.
4/5
exquisite
by litefoot (CA, south)
A hard film to categorize yet with an extraordinary appeal. Captivating throughout with occasional dark humor. Well acted with a superb script, unlike any other.
Remarkable as the medium cannot convey the sensory dynamic, yet it is successfully communicated. The story evolves into Platonic fable: beauty can be pursued, never captured. Philosophical underpinnings really drive the drama.
The conclusion is operatic in the best sense. A film to revisit.
Perfume - The Story Of A Murderer Summary
Set In Eighteenth-century Paris, A Perfume-maker Becomes Obsessed With Creating The Most Intoxicating Scent In The World.
genre:
feature Film-drama
rating:
r
release Date:
12-feb-2008
media Type:
dvd
Based on Patrick Suskind's novel about a serial killer who hunts victims with his superhuman sense of smell,
Perfume: Story of a Murderer
is a florid, grisly portrayal of this historical drama set in 18th century France. Jean-Baptiste Grunuis (Ben Whishaw) is born under his mother's table at the fish market, onto a pile of muddy fish guts, establishing from the beginning his repulsion for putrid scents. A childhood of neglect and, later, a job at a tannery, encourage Jean-Baptiste to develop his olfactory sense rather than his verbal skills, so that an opportunity to prove his worth to Parisian perfumist, Giuseppe Baldini (Dustin Hoffman), results in his immediate hire into a promising new career. His successes in perfume mixing are negated by a blinding obsession for capturing the sublime beauty of human soul, which in his twisted logic requires the killing of young women to reduce their body fats to essential oils for the ultimate, cannibalized eau de parfum. An omniscient narrator tells the story with much sympathy for Jean-Baptiste's perverted psychology, making it, often, too obvious that his need for love justifies his murderous desire to capture misguided sexual attractions in a vile. Continuous close-ups of Grunius's nose, countered by close-ups of the places and objects he smells, enhance the viewer's understanding of his sensitivity. Repeated comparisons are made between the killer and dogs who aid, then expose his sick experimentation. The settings are fascinating, especially Baldini's perfumery and some later scenes in enflorage factories outside Provence. Whishaw's and Hoffman's performances are both grand. But
Perfume
unnecessarily spells out Jean-Baptiste's psychosis, squelching any chance for metaphor. This is unfortunate, considering the story's paradoxical nature. As this crude hunter navigates his way through a world of utmost delicacy, one craves ambiguity rather than explanation.
--Trinie Dalton
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Perfume: The Story of a Murder DVD Techincal Details
Cast:
Ben Whishaw
,
Alan Rickman
,
Francesc Albiol
,
Gonzalo Cunill
Director:
Tom Tykwer
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Rated:
R (Restricted)
Running Time:
147 mins
UPC:
097361178349
Binding:
DVD
Studio:
Dreamworks Video
Release Date:
2007-07-24
Region Code:
1
Specs:
Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language & Subtitles
English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled),
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