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- 2006
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 27 m
- 2006
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 27 m
Summary Based on Patrick Suskind's best-selling novel, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is set in Paris and revolves around an eccentric 18th century murderer with an extraordinary sense of smell.
Directed By: Tom Tykwer
Written By: Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger, Patrick Süskind, Tom Tykwer
- 2006
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 27 m
- 2006
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 27 m
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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7.7
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Summary Based on Patrick Suskind's best-selling novel, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is set in Paris and revolves around an eccentric 18th century murderer with an extraordinary sense of smell.
Directed By: Tom Tykwer
Written By: Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger, Patrick Süskind, Tom Tykwer
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
56
57% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
33% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
10% Negative
3 Reviews
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This is a dark, dark, dark film, focused on an obsession so complete and lonely it shuts out all other human experience. You may not savor it, but you will not stop watching it, in horror and fascination.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 135 User Ratings
7.7
77% Positive
104 Ratings
104 Ratings
16% Mixed
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22 Ratings
7% Negative
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9 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 135 User Ratings
7.7
77% Positive
104 Ratings
104 Ratings
16% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
7% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer
Stands as one of the best movies I've ever seen. Perfume is a visual spectacle, a feast that gives till the final scene is shown.
The plot moves fast, leaving no room for dull moments. The themes Perfume deal with are dark and askew, and it doesn't shy away, getting into the nitty-gritty it needs to tell it.
From the film's title, it's obvious that the subject matter will be sinister, but Perfume doesn't have a sympathetic lead or one deserving of pity, Grenouille is repulsive and gloomy. The cinematography and direction is blatant, aggressive and bold. The style and visuals are picturesque, you can literally smell what's being shown, that's how intimate Perfume is.
The cast is phenomenal, especially the lead, Ben Whishaw delivering a revelatory standout performance.
I believe Perfume is a movie that everyone should watch at least once in their lifetime.
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Perfume is sure to annoy as many moviegoers as it entertains, but at least even the naysayers would find it difficult to argue that film is nothing if not a departure from the ordinary.
The film, though admirably ambitious, is resolutely earthbound, mired in ick and slime and never more wooden than in the delirious climax.
While Tom Tykwer's lavish and lively screen adaptation of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is certainly not a stinker, there is something decidedly off about it.
Weaves a sensual spell of extraordinary delicacy, then sustains it -- up to a point.
This isn't pleasant to watch. Neither is it amusing, intellectually engaging, whimsically fascinating, coldly satirical or painfully poignant, though at any given moment in this erratic film director Tom Tykwer might be trying for one of these conflicting tones.
It is a disturbing movie! The book is a page turning and the adapatation is appropriate. The main actor '' grenouille '' came from nowhere and gave us a great performance.
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Der Flm spielt im 18 Jahrhundert wo der Frauenmörder Jean-Baptiste Grenouille sein unwesen treibt. Der Charakter wird nicht gut genug ausgearbeitet. Seine Motivation die Morde durchzuführen sind nicht klar erkennbar. Er ist so bessesen das perfekte Parfum herzustellen das er sogar mordet und man sieht keine Reue. Der Anfang gefiel mir bis einschließlich die Geschichte mit Dustin Hoffman endet. Danach zieht sich der Film und es wird eher langweilig. Der Film ist eine Buchverfilmung da ich das Buch nicht gelesen habe kann ich es nicht vergleichen. Jean-Baptiste Grenouilles Charakter wird nicht klar gestellt er scheint nur schüchtern zu sein und alles für sein Ziel zu machen. Die Kostüme sind super und filmerisch ist es auch gut gemacht. Die Story finde ich wird aber immer langweiliger. Wie das mit dem Geruch eingeführt wurde fande ich super. Man kann den Film nicht riechen sich aber vorstellen wie ekelhaft manches riecht. Was ekelhaft riecht wird auch hässlich und ekelhaft dargestellt. Was widerum schön und gut riecht, wird als schön und hell dargestellt. Die letzte halbe Stunde hat den Film und einiges weiter nach unten gezogen. Ich kann nachvollziehen, was damit gemeint ist und wie der Regisseur bzw der Autor das meinte. Für mich ist es trotzdem unrealistisch und ich fande es einfach nur lächerlich.
5,5/10
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The movie, of course, is a romanticized version, and even a little imaginative from the book, which is gross, greedy, nasty and wonderful. The most demanding, observing every detail of the adjustments, you might not like this. I loved it. Even after the book that blew me away, I could watch this movie and find extremely beautiful. With a gripping story, takes you on a visual journey to there and gives us a rich history of this man, Grenouille. Ben Whishaw **** perfect on paper. The scene of the "execution" it is one of the craziest I've ever seen. Hard to take your eyes off the television.
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Production Company
DreamWorks,
Constantin Film,
Bernd Eichinger Productions,
VIP 4 Medienfonds,
Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF),
Castelao Producciones,
Rising Star,
FilmFernsehFonds Bayern,
Bayerischer Banken-Fonds,
Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA),
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC),
Eurimages,
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Filmax,
Antena 3 Films,
Davis-Films,
Ikiru Films,
MEDIA Programme of the European Union,
Summit Entertainment
Release Date Dec 29, 2006
Duration 2 h 27 m
Rating R
Tagline He lived to find beauty. He killed to possess it.
Awards
German Film Awards
• 6 Wins & 8 Nominations
European Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 5 Nominations
