Based on the best-selling novel by Patrick
Süskind, “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer” is a story of a
deadly obsession set in 18th-century France.
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, orphaned as a newborn in the
streets of Paris, is alone in the world. A peculiar child
who rarely speaks, Grenouille is alienated from others but
blessed with a remarkable gift. His sense of smell is so
refined, so attuned to every blade of grass and blossoming
flower, that it’s tragic when he’s sold into servitude to a
tannery at the age of 13 and surrounded by the foul odors
that accompany his labor.
But there comes a day when Grenouille does an errand in town
and discovers the object that will transform his life:
perfume. Eager to learn the art of creating sophisticated
fragrance, he apprentices himself to a once-renowned
perfumer, and proves to be a savant whose almost mystical
knowledge of scent surpasses anything that can be taught to
him by masters of the craft.
Ironically, he was born with no scent of his own, a
distinction which colors his undistinguished life. But
Grenouille is fearless when it comes to the pursuit of a
perfect perfume. When he discovers the most intoxicating
scent he has ever experienced – the natural fragrance of a
beautiful young girl – he learns that the only method to
preserve her innocence and fresh beauty will require murder.
Plaguing the countryside with a series of gruesome killings,
Grenouille must stay
one step ahead of the authorities until he captures the
final ingredient for his greatest perfume – the essence of a
beautiful redheaded girl whose wealthy father earnestly
protects her. Only then, he believes, will he earn the
attention and adulation that his extraordinary talent
deserves.
PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER brings Patrick Süskind’s
international bestseller to the screen twenty years after
its initial publication and literary success. Laced with
suspense, black humor and metaphysical mystery, the film
stars British newcomer Ben Whishaw as Grenouille, who heads
a cast that includes Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, and
two-time Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman.
DreamWorks Pictures and Constantin Film present a Bernd
Eichinger production, a Tom Tykwer film, a Constantin
Film/VIP Medienfonds 4 production, in co-production with NEF
Productions and Castelao Productions, “Perfume: The Story of
a Murderer.” Directed by Tom Tykwer, the screenplay is by
Andrew Birkin & Bernd Eichinger & Tom Tykwer, from the novel
by Patrick Süskind. Produced by Bernd Eichinger, the film’s
cinematographer was Frank Griebe, the production designer
was Uli Hanisch, editor was Alex Berner and the costumes
were designed by Pierre-Yves Gayraud.
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