Ben Whishaw
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 2006 period psychological thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer, who cowrote the screenplay with Andrew Birkin and Bernd Eichinger, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Patrick Süskind. The film stars Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood and Dustin Hoffman.
- Bernd Eichinger
Jan 5, 2007 · Perfume: The Story of a Murderer: Directed by Tom Tykwer. With Ben Whishaw, Francesc Albiol, Gonzalo Cunill, Rachel Hurd-Wood. 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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- Crime, Drama, Fantasy
- Tom Tykwer
- 2007-01-05
Perfume is what you'd expect from a Tom Twyker-directed movie glamorizing a serial killer: a kinetic visual feast, with a dark antihero that's impossible to feel sympathy for. With his...
- (12.4K)
- Tom Tykwer
- R
- Mystery & Thriller, History, Drama
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Jan 4, 2007 · Roger Ebert January 04, 2007. Tweet. Dustin Hoffman stars as Baldini, a master perfumer with a shop on the Seine, in "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer." Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Not only does "Perfume" seem impossible to film, it must have been amost impossible for Patrick Suskind to write.
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. Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes. Cast.
- Jean-Baptiste Grenouille; Richis; Laura
- R
- 2006
Synopsis. The film begins with the sentencing of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw), a notorious murderer. Between the reading of the sentence and the execution, the story of his life is told in flashback, beginning with his abandonment at birth in a French fish market.
