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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.
2006 · Directed by Tom Tykwer · 147 min · Crime · Fantasy · Drama · 15 frames
Tagline
Obsession can cause the unthinkable.
Crew
- Screenplay: Bernd Eichinger, Tom Tykwer, Andrew Birkin
- Cinematography: Frank Griebe
- Edited by: Alexander Berner
- Music: Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer
- Production design: Uli Hanisch
- Produced by: Bernd Eichinger
Cast
- Ben Whishaw as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
- Alan Rickman as Richis
- Rachel Hurd-Wood as Laura
- Dustin Hoffman as Giuseppe Baldini
- John Hurt as Narrator (voice)
- Karoline Herfurth as The Plum Girl
- David Calder as Bishop of Grasse
- Simon Chandler as Mayor of Grasse
- Sian Thomas as Madame Gaillard
- Jessica Schwarz as Natalie
Production
- Country: Germany, France, Spain, United States of America, Belgium
- Language: English
- Studios: Constantin Film, VIP Medienfonds 4, NEF Productions, Davis Films
- Budget: $63,700,000
- Box office: $135,039,924
- Themes: daughter, small town, bad smell, prostitute, paris, france, based on novel or book, obsession, orgy, genius, supernatural
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