Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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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- Cast:
- Ben Whishaw , Alan Rickman , Rachel Hurd-Wood , Dustin Hoffman , John Hurt , Karoline Herfurth , David Calder
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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
I watched this movie 5 years ago,I am must write a review on this because I still remember the story and character of this movie.A must watch movie for those who loves crime thriller genre.
A drama about a young man, born with a perfect sense of smell, trying to create a perfect perfume, a fragrance that will allow humans to, at least for a moment, touch Paradise. The story, at the same time deeply romantic and extremely morbid, so perfectly told from the angle of the serial killer, that you must make an effort not to cheer for him. The film is perfect to the tiniest detail, and the last two scenes, the scene of "execution" and the scene of "suicide", are among the most powerful movie scenes I have ever seen.10/10
I have a special place in my heart for this movie. It's a very interesting story and the plot follows a great rate where you keep getting more and more invested in his choices. The characters a beautifully written and you really sense from the beginning that the story is in the characters. Furthermore it's though provoking and has a great ending. It's a little dark and maybe a tiny bit on the nasty side, but it also keeps the mystery going until the very end. Great movie, definitely worth a watch!
Previously I have read this book. I have also watched the movie yesterday and approximately this is the 25th times watching for me. And I must have to say, every-time I liked it. It was like as the book. At-least they tried to make it happens.One thing, it is very tough to visualize smells and in the movie, it was very realistic to watch. But for me, it was expressed pretty well. Even you can not smell the things, you can imagine how they smell which may be due to the cinematic work, which was amazing. The actors also did a really good part and obviously very lively, which was important. Everything, everyone who acts here, are very much lively.So, all in all I have to say, I think that it is a really interesting movie. And for me, this is one of the best "Can be repeatedly watchable" movie. Thanks Perfume.