Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.
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aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images
Plot: What's the story about?
The story is set in 18th-century Paris and follows Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw), who becomes obsessed with a young woman, fixating on the idea of bottling her aroma, which eventually leads to murder. Dustin Hoffman plays Guiseppe Baldini, a perfumer, and Alan Rickman plays the father of the girl Grenouille is fascinated by.
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Who stars in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer: Cast List
Paddington in Peru, Skyfall
Kung Fu Panda 4, Confidence
Lee Daniels' The Butler, Love Actually
An American Haunting, For Love Or Money
We Are the Night, Passion
Who's making Perfume: The Story of a Murderer: Crew List
A look at the Perfume: The Story of a Murderer behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Tom Tykwer last directed A Hologram For The King and Cloud Atlas. The film's writer Andrew Birkin last wrote Vernon God Little.
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Production: What we know about Perfume: The Story of a Murderer?
Key Facts
- Based on the best-selling novel.
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Release Date: When was the film released?
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer was a release in 2007 on Friday, January 5, 2007. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Code Name: The Cleaner, Happily N'Ever After and Freedom Writers.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 .