Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006 147 min ★ 7.4 Crime, Fantasy, Drama

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.

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Cast

Ben Whishaw

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille

Alan Rickman

Richis

Rachel Hurd-Wood

Laura

Dustin Hoffman

Giuseppe Baldini

John Hurt

Narrator (voice)

Karoline Herfurth

The Plum Girl

David Calder

Bishop of Grasse

Simon Chandler

Mayor of Grasse

Sian Thomas

Madame Gaillard

Jessica Schwarz

Natalie

Details

Director

Tom Tykwer

Screenplay

Bernd Eichinger

Tagline

"Obsession can cause the unthinkable."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$63,700,000

Revenue

$135,039,924

Production

Constantin Film, VIP Medienfonds 4, NEF Productions, Davis Films, Castelao Productions, Rising Star Productions, DreamWorks Pictures, Summit Entertainment, Bernd Eichinger Productions

Reviews

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GHeart

August 2, 2018

★ 10/10

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...

C

crastana

July 18, 2022

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.