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Perfume [videorecording] : the story of a murderer / DreamWorks Pictures and Constantin Film present ; a Constantin Film, VIP Medienfonds 4 production ; in co-production with Nouvelles Éditions de Films and Castelao Productions ; directed by Tom Tykwer ; screenplay by Andrew Birkin & Bernd Eichinger & Tom Tykwer ; produced by Bernd Eichinger ; co-producer, Gigi Oeri.

Eichinger, Bernd. (Screenwriter, Producer). Oeri, Gigi, 1955- (Producer). Birkin, Andrew. (Screenwriter). Tykwer, Tom, 1965- (Screenwriter, Director). Whishaw, Ben, 1980- (Actor). Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- (Actor). Hurd-Wood, Rachel, 1990- (Actor, Actor). Rickman, Alan. (Actor). Hurt, John, 1940-2017 (Narrator). Griebe, Frank, 1964- (Cinematographer). Berner, Alexander, 1966- (Film editor). Gayraud, Pierre-Yves. (Added Author). Hanisch, Uli. (Added Author). Süskind, Patrick. Parfum. English. (Added Author). Dreamworks Pictures. (Added Author). Constantin Film (Firm) (Added Author). VIP 4 (Firm) (Added Author). Nouvelles éditions de films (Firm) (Added Author). Castelao Productions. (Added Author). DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 141573108X
ISBN: 9781415731086
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel "Das parfum," by Patrick Süskind. Special features: The story of Perfume.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC ; Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., surround.
Language Note:	In English, with optional English, Spanish or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	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)