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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Name: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Director: Tom Tykwer
Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2006-09-13
Duration: 147 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman, John Hurt

2006 · 2h 27m · Crime, Fantasy, Drama

IMDb 7.5 Metacritic 56 RT 59%

Watch it tonight if you want something visually stunning and genuinely strange—this is a masterclass in translating the untranslatable (a novel about smell) into cinema, with Tom Tykwer's direction and a mesmerizing performance from Ben Whishaw making the descent into obsession utterly hypnotic. Skip it if you need a conventional narrative or cheerful vibes; this is deliberately unsettling and demands your full attention.

Plot

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.

Director: Tom Tykwer

Cast: Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman, John Hurt

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