Perfume : the story of a murderer

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Label

Perfume : the story of a murderer

Title remainder

the story of a murderer

Title variation

Story of a murderer

Contributor

• Hoffman, Dustin, 1937-
• Hurd-Wood, Rachel, 1990-
• Calder, David, 1946-
• Hurt, John, 1940-2017
• Felix, Richard
• Birkin, Andrew, 1945-
• Minichmayr, Birgit
• Berrondo, Paul
• Oeri, Gigi, 1955-
• Berner, Alexander, 1966-
• Rickman, Alan
• hoopla digital
• Roque, Alvaro
• Schwarz, Jessica, 1977-
• Smiley, Michael
• Süskind, Patrick
• Thomas, Sian
• Tykwer, Tom, 1965-
• Whishaw, Ben, 1980-
• Lefeuvre, Frank
• Forestier, Sara, 1987-
• Eichinger, Bernd, 1949-2011
• Gayraud, Pierre-Yves
• Gordon, Harris
• Griebe, Frank, 1964-
• Griffiths, Joanna
• Hanisch, Uli
• Douglas, Sam
• Harfouch, Corinna
• Herfurth, Karoline, 1984-
• Davies, Timothy
• Chandler, Simon, 1953-

Actor

• Calder, David, 1946-
• Hoffman, Dustin, 1937-
• Chandler, Simon, 1953-
• Herfurth, Karoline, 1984-
• Davies, Timothy
• Harfouch, Corinna
• Douglas, Sam
• Griffiths, Joanna
• Gordon, Harris
• Forestier, Sara, 1987-
• Felix, Richard
• Whishaw, Ben, 1980-
• Thomas, Sian
• Smiley, Michael
• Schwarz, Jessica, 1977-
• Roque, Alvaro
• Hurd-Wood, Rachel, 1990-
• Rickman, Alan
• Berrondo, Paul
• Minichmayr, Birgit
• Lefeuvre, Frank
• Hurt, John, 1940-2017

Cinematographer

• Griebe, Frank, 1964-

Director

• Tykwer, Tom, 1965-

Film editor

• Berner, Alexander, 1966-

Narrator

• Thomas, Sian
• Hurt, John, 1940-2017

Producer

• Oeri, Gigi, 1955-
• Eichinger, Bernd, 1949-2011

Screenwriter

• Eichinger, Bernd, 1949-2011
• Birkin, Andrew, 1945-
• Tykwer, Tom, 1965-

Subject

• Serial murderers -- Drama
• Feature films
• German literature -- 20th century -- Film adaptations
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• Murder -- Drama
• Odors -- Drama
• Perfumes -- Drama
• Perfumes industry -- Drama
• Senses and sensation -- Drama
• City and town life -- France | Paris -- Drama
• Suspense films

Genre

• Suspense films
• Film adaptations
• Drama
• Feature films

Language

eng

Summary

Director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) has turned this best-selling novel into ?a visceral thriller? that?s ?deeply, lushly, delightfully sinister.? (Christy Lemire, Associated Press). With Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman headlining an all-star cast, Perfume tells the story of a French peasant blessed and cursed with a sense of smell so keen it is his primary experience of the world. But when first aroused by a young woman?s scent, his desire to forever capture her essence quickly mutates into a dark and deadly erotic compulsion. The terror and tension mount with each beautiful victim in this spellbinding tale that culminates in a finale as unexpected as it is unforgettable

Cataloging source

Midwest

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Directed by Tom Tykwer

Intended audience

Rated 18A

PerformerNote

Ben Whishaw (Jean-Baptiste Grenouille), Alan Rickman (Richis), Rachel Hurd-Wood (Laura), Dustin Hoffman (Giuseppe Baldini), John Hurt (narrator), Karoline Herfurth (the plum girl), David Calder (Bishop of Grasse), Simon Chandler (Mayor of Grasse), Sian Thomas (Madame Gaillard), Jessica Schwarz (Natalie), Corinna Harfouch (Madame Arnulfi), Paul Berrondo (Druot), Timothy Davies (Chenier), Sam Douglas (Grimal), Harris Gordon (Marquis de Montesquieu), Sara Forestier (Jeanne), Joanna Griffiths (Marianne), Birgit Minichmayr (Grenouille's mother), Alvaro Roque (Grenouille, age 5), Franck Lefeuvre (Grenouille, age 13), Michael Smiley (porter), Richard Felix (Chief Magistrate)

Runtime

147

Target audience

general

Technique

live action