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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

 -  Drama | Fantasy  -  5 January 2007 (USA)
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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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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Francesc Albiol ...
Court Official
Gonzalo Cunill ...
Guard 1 Dungeon
Roger Salvany ...
Guard 2 Dungeon
Andrés Herrera ...
Door Guard (as Andres Herrera)
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Mayor of Grasse
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Bishop of Grasse
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Chief Magistrate
Birgit Minichmayr ...
Grenouille's Mother
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Customer - Fishmarket
Catherine Boisgontier ...
Woman - Fishmarket
Núria Casas ...
Woman 2 - Fishmarket (as Nuria Casas)
Carlos Gramaje ...
Police Lieutenant - Fishmarket
Sian Thomas ...
Madame Gaillard
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Porter
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Storyline

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of eighteenth century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume. Written by Nuno Cordeiro

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perfume | scent | search | stench | maze | See more »

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Enter an intoxicating world of passion, obsession and murder See more »

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Drama | Fantasy

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Rated R for aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images | See all certifications »

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5 January 2007 (USA)  »

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Perfume  »

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Box Office

Budget:

€50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£485,200 (UK) (29 December 2006)

Gross:

$2,208,939 (USA) (23 February 2007)
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Other directors interested in making this film were Martin Scorsese, Milos Forman and Stanley Kubrick. In 1990 Roman Polanski gave an interview in which he said producer Claude Berri wanted him to direct. See more »

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Fifteen minutes into the movie, Jean-Baptiste enters town and sees a carriage with two women inside, one holding a Pomeranian. According to the American Pomeranian Club, "When (Pomeranians) first came to notice in Britain in the middle of the 19th century, some specimens were said to weigh as much as thirty pounds and to resemble the German wolf Spitz in size, coat and color." The film takes place in the mid-seventeen hundreds (the 18th century). The Pomeranian, as we know it today, would not have existed as depicted in the film. See more »

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[first lines]
Court Official: Quick. We can't hold them back much longer. Hurry. Come on!
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Soundtracks

"Tarentelle"
(Traditional)
Performed by Saboï and its Members
Asta Coulomb, Christian Coulomb, Sebastien Coulomb, François Hecquet, Bertrand Mercier, Nicolas Pillard,
Edo Pols, Jocelyn Raulet, Simon Staelens, Remi Tran-No
By arrangement: Christian Coulomb
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Great movie, very good attempt to describe the book without being violent.
20 September 2006 | by (Germany) – See all my reviews

I don't understand people who say this movie is dull, boring or bad. I guess these people are only into mindless action-movies with simple dialog where people get slaughtered in a brutal and visually gory way. If you have a mind and you are able to think, this movie maybe something for you. The characters in the movie are strong, you sympathize with them easily. It is upsetting why the main character is killing the girls, as it is actually unnecessary. The sceneries and costumes look great. I felt like I was there. The movie shows moderate violence, which is all just suggestive, you don't see any blood. I give this movie 8 points. It is a good movie, which I'd recommend to my friends.


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