Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006

Action / Crime / Drama / Fantasy

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 74% · 130 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 277251 277.3K

daughter small town bad smell prostitute paris, france based on novel or book

Plot summary

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

Director

Tom Tykwer Photo
Tom Tykwer

Top cast

Joanna Griffiths Photo
Joanna Griffiths as Marianne
Marc Velasco Photo
Marc Velasco as Poorman
Cristian Valencia Photo
Cristian Valencia
John Hurt Photo
John Hurt as Narrator
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690.88 MB
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2 hr 27 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by evawatches 7 / 10

Better than I expected

I'd only heard bad things about this movie in advance and I hadn't been too impressed with the trailer - I thought the actor playing Grenouille was too pretty, giving his behavior an almost sensual feel, which it definitely shouldn't have. However, when I had the chance to see a press showing of it, I knew I had to see it because Süskind's book was one of the highlights of my school career. I was pleasantly surprised - the movie is well done, beautifully filmed (I especially enjoyed the period details that always felt very down-to-earth and alive), and the main character was never attractive and actually quite creepy (although in my mind, Grenouille will probably always more resemble a Gollum-like creature).Putting scent into images, however, is even more difficult than putting them into words, in my opinion, and this is where the movie lacked. It just did not grip me the way the book had, did not pull me into this world of smells, and after 2 hours I started getting impatient for the story to finally move on and wrap up. All in all I think the movie could have been better, but it was definitely better than I'd feared and is well worth a look.
Reviewed by beeltink 8 / 10

Great movie, very good attempt to describe the book without being violent.

I don't understand people who say this movie is dull, boring or bad. I guess these people are only into mindless action-movies with simple dialog where people get slaughtered in a brutal and visually gory way. If you have a mind and you are able to think, this movie maybe something for you. The characters in the movie are strong, you sympathize with them easily. It is upsetting why the main character is killing the girls, as it is actually unnecessary. The sceneries and costumes look great. I felt like I was there. The movie shows moderate violence, which is all just suggestive, you don't see any blood. I give this movie 8 points. It is a good movie, which I'd recommend to my friends.
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