Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006-09-13 2h 27m
Crime Fantasy Drama
7.4
User Score
4735 votes

"Obsession can cause the unthinkable."

Overview

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.

Tom Tykwer

Director

Andrew Birkin

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$63,700,000

Revenue

$135,039,924

Runtime

2h 27m

Release Date

2006-09-13

Recommendations

Reviews

GHeart

GHeart

2018-08-02T12:44:38.114Z

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.

crastana

crastana

2022-07-18T23:28:24.753Z

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.