| Description |
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC ; Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., surround. |
| Note |
In English, with optional English, Spanish or French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Frank Griebe ; editor, Alexander Berner ; music, Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil ; costume designer, Pierre-Yves Gayraud ; production designer, Uli Hanisch ; narrator, John Hurt. |
| Note |
Based on the novel "Das parfum," by Patrick Süskind. |
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Special features: The story of Perfume. |
| Summary |
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born under his mother's table at the fish market, onto a pile of muddy fish guts, establishing from the beginning his repulsion for putrid scents. A childhood of neglect and, later, a job at a tannery, encourage Jean-Baptiste to develop his olfactory sense rather than his verbal skills. An opportunity to prove his worth to Parisian perfumist Giuseppe Baldini results in his immediate hire into a promising new career. His successes in perfume mixing are negated by a blinding obsession for capturing the sublime beauty of the human soul, which in his twisted logic requires the killing of young women to reduce their body fats to essential oils for the ultimate perfume. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images. |
| Awards |
German Film Awards, 2007: Film Award in Gold - Best Cinematography (Frank Griebe); Best Costume Design (Pierre-Yves Gayraud); Best Editing (Alexander Berner); Best Production Design (Uli Hanisch); Best Sound (Stefan Busch, Dirk Jacob, Michael Kranz, Frank Kruse, Matthias Lempert, Hanse Warns, Roland Winke) ; Film Award in Silver - Outstanding Feature Film (Bernd Eichinger). |
| Subject |
Süskind, Patrick -- Film and video adaptations.
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Serial murderers -- France -- Paris -- Drama.
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Perfumes industry -- France -- Paris -- Drama.
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Odors -- Drama.
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Senses and sensation -- Drama.
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Paris (France) -- Drama.
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Asesinato -- Francia -- París -- Teatro.
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Aceites esenciales -- Teatro.
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| Genre |
Thriller -- Feature.
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Crime -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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Suspense films.
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Thriller (Motion picture, television, etc.)
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Motion pictures, German.
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Foreign films -- Germany.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Eichinger, Bernd. Author of screenplay. Producer.
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Oeri, Gigi, 1955- Producer.
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Birkin, Andrew. Author of screenplay.
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Tykwer, Tom, 1965- Author of screenplay. Director.
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Whishaw, Ben, 1980- Actor.
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Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- Actor.
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Hurd-Wood, Rachel, 1990- Actor. Actor.
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Rickman, Alan. Actor.
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Hurt, John, 1940- Narrator.
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Griebe, Frank. cng
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Berner, Alexander. Film editor.
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Gayraud, Pierre-Yves.
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Hanisch, Uli.
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Süskind, Patrick.
Parfum. English.
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Dreamworks Pictures.
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Constantin Film (Firm)
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VIP 4 (Firm)
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Nouvelles éditions de films (Firm)
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Castelao Productions.
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DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
141573108X : $19.99 |
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9781415731086 |
| Standard No. |
097361178349 |
| Music # |
11783 DreamWorks Home Entertainment |
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