Perfume - The Story Of A Murderer (2 Disc)

Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd Wood and Ben Wishaw

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Description

Author Patrick Suskind enjoys a career shrouded in Salinger-esque mystery. Suskinds best-selling novel PERFUME was coveted by Hollywood for many years and finally makes it to the screen in this production helmed by Tom Tykwer (RUN LOLA RUN). The film stays remarkably faithful to the authors vision perfectly summoning up the brooding ominousness of small-town life in 18th-century France and getting the casting of its central character Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) exactly right. Grenouille is an orphan whose sense of smell is extraordinarily acute. He impresses master perfumer Baldini (Dustin Hoffman) enough to work for him and this sets Grenouille off on an epic quest to find the perfect scent. When he discovers that killing young women and bottling their essence is the only way he can achieve his dream Grenouille is soon a wanted man with multiple murders to his name. However when it comes to making one last kill--namely the attractive redhead Laura (Rachel Hurd-Wood)--the young perfumer may have met his match in her overprotective father Richis (Alan Rickman). Tykwers film is an impressive achievement not least because the subject of scent and the cinematic medium were always going to make uneasy bedfellows. Couple that with the weight of expectation caused by the millions of readers who have delighted in Suskinds words and it needed a brave director to take on such a project. Whishaw is a revelation in his first major screen appearance and Tykwer made a wise choice in bringing in some older heads (Rickman Hoffman) to support the younger actor. Visually the film is stunning and cinematographer Frank Griebe clearly worked hard to bring Suskind and Tykwers visions to life. But ultimately this is an ensemble piece with cast and crew all pulling together to create a film that simmers with a hushed menace throughout.

Special Features

Making of documentary, Location scouting featurette, Odour conversation featurette, Behind the scenes featurette, Photo gallery, Theatrical trailer

Technical Details

Region 2
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Running Time: 141 minutes
Production Year: 2006
Main Language: English

Genre: Drama

Certificate: 15 Suitable for Persons Aged 15 or Over

Directed by: Tom Tykwer

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