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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

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Based on the bestselling novel by Patrick Süskind, "Perfume" is a story of murder and obsession set in 18th-century France. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille has a unique talent for discerning the scents and smells that swirl around him, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. Strangely lacking any scent of his own, he becomes obsessed with capturing the irresistible but elusive aroma of young... See Full Description
Genres: Art/Foreign, Thriller and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hrs. 25 min.
Release Date: December 27th, 2006 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images.
Distributors:
Paramount Pictures
U.S. Box Office: $2,208,939
Cast and Credits
Starring: Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Corinna Harfouch
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Produced by: Martin Moszkowicz, Andreas Schmid, Andreas Grosch
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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B-   
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Has a lot going for it, but in the end has all the depth of a scratch-and-sniff card." more...
C
Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...sensory overload." more...
C+
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"It took imagination to tell it, courage to film it, thought to act it, and from the audience it requires a brave curiosity about the peculiarity of obsession." more...
A
filmcritic.com, Chris Cabin
"...it smells of something a few steps down from Aqua Velva." more...
D+
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User Reviews Average Grade:  B   
A wonderous hard film to sell  by jbgunn2@sbcglobal.net (1/7/2007)
29 out of 32 people found this review helpful
I am not the least surprised by the great mix of reviews coming out on this film...Full Review
  A
A* ADAPTATION  by chez_kake (12/27/2006)
13 out of 17 people found this review helpful
There are many recent adaptation that blow off our mind and we just hate it. I...Full Review
  A
A beautiful hollow waste  by triscuitcracker89 (1/2/2007)
14 out of 26 people found this review helpful
To put it simply, wait for the DVD. You will not appreciate this film knowing...Full Review
  C-
This is movie is not for Americans who are used to  by arturowicz (1/8/2007)
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
boring and stupid hollywood productions,the movieis great because is so...Full Review
  A+
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