Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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.

Cast

Ben Whishaw

as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille

Alan Rickman

as Richis

Rachel Hurd-Wood

as Laura

Dustin Hoffman

as Giuseppe Baldini

John Hurt

as Narrator (voice)

Karoline Herfurth

as The Plum Girl

David Calder

as Bishop of Grasse

Simon Chandler

as Mayor of Grasse

Sian Thomas

as Madame Gaillard

Jessica Schwarz

as Natalie

Reviews

GHeart

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 2006 German period psychological crime thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, and Dustin Hoffman. Tykwer, with Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil, also composed the music. The screenplay by Tykwer, Andrew Birk...

crastana

If there is a movie that can scare me is this, it has it, unlike the "horror films" i never thought our main character was going that path. He is not a monster, he is bat-sheet crazy....

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