Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006
★★★★☆ 7.4/10
⏱️ 147 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
CrimeFantasyDrama
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.

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User Reviews

crastana
If there is a movie that can scare me is this, it has it, unlike the "horror films" i never thought our main character was going that path. He is not a monster, he is bat-sheet crazy.
July 18, 2022
GHeart
★ 10/10
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 2006 German period psychological crime thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, and Dustin Hoffman. Tykwer, with Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil, also composed the music. The screenplay by Tykwer, Andrew Birkin, and Bernd Eichinger is based on Patrick Süskind's 1985 novel Perfume. Set in 18th century France, the film tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Whishaw), an olfactory genius, and his homicidal quest for the perfect scent. Basically, I can say that this movie isn't for the emotional ones. It is a gently reminder that the perfection doesn't have to be shown or made in the real life. It should stay on a shelf and don't be touched by anyone.
August 2, 2018

Crew

Director
Tom Tykwer
Writer
Bernd Eichinger, Tom Tykwer, Andrew Birkin
Producer
Samuel Hadida, Bernd Eichinger, Andreas Grosch

Production

Constantin Film, VIP Medienfonds 4, NEF Productions, Davis Films, Castelao Productions, Rising Star Productions, DreamWorks Pictures, Summit Entertainment, Bernd Eichinger Productions

Keywords

daughtersmall townbad smellprostituteparis, francebased on novel or bookobsessionorgygeniussupernatural