Films/DVD Asylum Movies from comedy to drama to your favorite Hollyweird Star.

---

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Films/DVD Asylum ]

---

[ Alert Moderator ]

---

Perfume/The Story of a Murderer: Being nosy will get you in trouble everytime....

Posted by mr grits on November 24, 2007 at 20:35:37

A colorful and beautifully filmed fantasy about a man whose sense of smell drives him in his search for creating the perfect perfume. The story traces his life from birth in a Parisian fish market to public orphanage to being sold to a tannery and subsequently sold to Dustin Hoffman a perfumer past his prime.

Grenouille (Wishaw) is cursed with olfactory powers that supersede all his other senses and controls his life. He labors for Hoffman in search of a way to capture the essence of all things. Hoffman tells him a legend of an Egyptian perfume that makes the world "see paradise" for just a moment only to launch Grenouille off to create such a scent. Unfortunately, Grenouille finds this scent requires the essence of women which can only be collected under extreme circumstances.

The cinematography, set design, and art direction are spot-on with an international cast giving excellent performances. Hoffman (in Bonus Features) said this was "the biggest" film yet done by Germany. (Tykwer spent four years on the project before filming commenced.)

This is a visually beautiful film with a very unlikely storyline is kept on-track and made compelling by John Hurt's illuminating narration. This is one nice flight of fantasy. Enjoy.

.





Complicit Constapo Talibangelical since MMIII

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Sonic Craft

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---