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Perfect Sense

  • 2011
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
66K
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Ewan McGregor and Eva Green in Perfect Sense (2011)
A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.
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A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.

  • Director
    • David Mackenzie
  • Writer
    • Kim Fupz Aakeson
  • Stars
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Eva Green
    • Lauren Tempany
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    66K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,414
    31
    • Director
      • David Mackenzie
    • Writer
      • Kim Fupz Aakeson
    • Stars
      • Ewan McGregor
      • Eva Green
      • Lauren Tempany
    • 159User reviews
    • 176Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Michael
    Eva Green
    Eva Green
    • Susan
    Lauren Tempany
    • Girl in Bed
    Connie Nielsen
    Connie Nielsen
    • Jenny
    Denis Lawson
    Denis Lawson
    • Boss
    Stephen Dillane
    Stephen Dillane
    • Stephen Montgomery
    Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh
    • Nurse
    • (as Shabana Bakhsh)
    Caroline Paterson
    • Woman at Hospital
    Malcolm Shields
    Malcolm Shields
    • Patient
    Judith Anne Christie
    • Waitress
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • James
    Richard Mack
    • Apprentice Chef Richard
    Alastair Mackenzie
    Alastair Mackenzie
    • Virologist
    Anamaria Marinca
    Anamaria Marinca
    • Street Performer
    Juliet Cadzow
    • Wife at Grave
    Tam Dean Burn
    • Husband at Grave
    Ferosa Mackenzie
    • Jenny's Daughter
    Luke McKenzie
    Luke McKenzie
    • Jenny's Son
    • Director
      • David Mackenzie
    • Writer
      • Kim Fupz Aakeson
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    User reviews159

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    8tharun_mohan

    Quite an Eye opener

    I don't know where to start, but it was quite an eye opener, since civilization began there are certain things that we take for granted, The basic things like our senses you will only realise it when you lose them.... as they say "Perhaps only in a world of the blind will things be what they truly are".. To understand the true beauty of life, you need to know what being alive is all about. After watching the movie I felt that it answered some of my questions... I think everyone should watch this movie... you might find it a bit slow phased but believe me it's a ride worth going for.... Ewan McGregor has done a marvellous job and so did Eva Green, the direction is flawless and it moves like poetry. Please watch this movie....
    9bonzybino

    brilliant, artistic & cinematic..

    Perfect Sense turns out to be a flavor-rich drama with absorbing performances from the lead pair Ewan McGregor & Eva Green. And I would categorize it as a perfectly made scifi drama, alongside the likes of Eternal Sunshine & Children of Men.

    The narrative style and the evolving storyline makes it an enjoyable drama. It doesn't shoulder the burden of a beginning or an end, the genesis of an epidemic or an apocalyptic vision. Instead its all depicted in the background, thus making the movie enlivening. And never ever did i get a dark vibe, for with each phase it moves on just the way its shown in the movie. And then finally we don't pity, rather, we empathize and be part of that world.

    Thankfully, we don't have surreal gimmickry or plot viagra's in the movie - as its common and indispensable in scifi & romantic flicks - which makes it artistic and cinematic. Loved every bit of this extraordinary movie experience.. :)
    10giggedyguy

    The Most Terrifying Film I've seen in Years!

    Yes, it's a romantic film. There's a lot of light-hearted stuff in the mix. But the concept of what inevitably will happen and the events mapping the way were frightening to me. I had a very present fear that the same thing could happen to me, silly as that sounds. I felt like I'd been punched in the stomach at the end.

    My roommate and I watched this and Contagion on the same night. Compared to this, Contagion was a let down and almost boring--not denying that it was a really good film, it just wasn't as polished. Perfect Sense had so much STYLE and kept us glued to the screen. It was so entertaining! I think it's my favorite "world might be ending" movie of all time. I've never been so satisfied by a film of this genre before.
    7little-greenmen

    I felt fear of illness

    Susan, expert of infection is dumped by her boyfriend, so she spent lonely time. When she was working hard without thinking loneliness, she meets Michael who looks frivolous man. At first, she doesn't have interest in him, but they attracted each other gradually. One day, the illness that takes away the five senses broke out around the world suddenly. The people who infectious act the strange action, for instance, become furious, become too hungry and eat anything. What will they become?

    I felt fear of this illness and people's behavior. Especially, people feel starvation, and they eat oils, soaps, animals, and other things what is not foods. The other scenes, people act the abnormal behave, and made me feel a fear. If this illness exists in this world actually and we become lose our senses, I would not know what to do. Susan feels happy with Michael at last, but their relationship about to be broken for many times, and it made me sad. However, we can see their bond.

    After watching this film, I thought we have five senses is very happy. It told us the blessing of good health.
    aecceity

    I came here with one sole purpose

    And that is to say that the film's soundtrack by Max Richter is perhaps my favourite soundtrack of any film, ever. Plenty of lovely things have been said about this film already and I only recently rewatched it after several years. But I've kept coming back to Richter's haunting melodies year after year.

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the scene where Ewan McGregor licks shaving cream off Eva Green in the bath, he's actually licking up white chocolate. The bar of soap that he bites into is also white chocolate.
    • Goofs
      When Stephen is talking to Susan and the Virologist near the beginning of the film, a doctor can be seen running down the stairs behind him towards the floor below. The camera cuts away and then back to Stephen, showing the doctor running back down the stairs again, then after a second cut back, he vanishes.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Susan: [narrating] There was darkness. There is light. There are men and women. There's food. There are restaurants. Disease. There's work. Traffic. The days as we know them, the world as we imagine the world.

    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Perfect Sense (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      No voice was raised
      written by Raymond Raposa

      performed by Castanets

      Courtesy of Asthmatic Kitty

      Licensed courtesy of Domino Publishing Co Ltd (PRS)

      By arrangament with Mixtape Music Ltd

      Score Recorded at Studio Babelsberg by Falko Duczmal

      Mixed by Falko Duczmal & Max Richter

      Score Supervision by Mattias Schneider

      Score Preparation by Dave Foster

      Violin: Elissa Lee, Claudia Ajmone-Marsan

      Viola: Sebastian Krunnies

      Cello: Stefan Heinemeyer, Mok-hyun Gibson-Lane, Max Richter

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 2011 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Sweden
      • Denmark
      • Ireland
    • Official sites
      • IFC Films (United States)
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Sign Languages
    • Also known as
      • Giác Quan Hoàn Hảo
    • Filming locations
      • Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Film
      • Zentropa Entertainments
      • Scottish Screen
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,959
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,567
      • Feb 5, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $933,352
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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