

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 · Movie · 2h 27m · R
CrimeFantasyDrama
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
59%
Metacritic
56/100
Key crew
- Reinhold HeilOriginal Music Composer
- Bernd EichingerScreenplay
- Tom TykwerDirector
- Johnny KlimekOriginal Music Composer
- Tom TykwerScreenplay
- Tom TykwerOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew BirkinScreenplay
Cast
- Ben WhishawJean-Baptiste Grenouille
- Alan RickmanRichis
- Rachel Hurd-WoodLaura
- Dustin HoffmanGiuseppe Baldini
- John HurtNarrator (voice)
- Karoline HerfurthThe Plum Girl
- David CalderBishop of Grasse
- Simon ChandlerMayor of Grasse
- Sian ThomasMadame Gaillard
- Jessica SchwarzNatalie
- Corinna HarfouchMadame Arnulfi
- Paul BerrondoDominique Druot
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Themes
daughtersmall townbad smellprostituteparis, francebased on novel or bookobsessionorgygeniussupernaturallone wolfnose























