Afterwards, Grenouille is haunted by the desire to recreate the girl's aroma.Īfter making a delivery to a perfume shop, Grenouille amazes the Italian owner, Giuseppe Baldini, with his ability to identify and create fragrances. After realizing that she is dead, he strips her body naked and smells her all over, becoming distraught when her scent fades. To prevent her from crying out, he covers the girl's mouth and unintentionally suffocates her. He focuses on a redheaded girl selling yellow plums, following her and repeatedly attempting to sniff her, but startles her with his behavior. After growing to maturity as a tanner's apprentice, he makes his first delivery to Paris, where he revels in all the new scents. Raised in an orphanage, Grenouille grows into a strangely detached boy with a superhuman sense of smell. Between the reading of the sentence and the execution, the story of his life is told in flashback, beginning with his abandonment at birth in a French fish market. The film begins with the sentencing of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a notorious murderer. Critics' reviews of the film were mixed the consensus was that the film had strong cinematography and acting but suffered from an uneven screenplay. It grossed over $135 million worldwide, of which over $53 million was made in Germany. $60 million), making it one of the most expensive German films.Ī co-production of Germany, France, Spain and the United States, Perfume was released on Septemin Germany, Decemin the United Kingdom, and Decemin the United States.

The film was made on a budget of €50 million (est.

Principal photography began on Jand concluded on Octofilming took place in Spain, Germany, and France. Tykwer was selected as the director and joined the two in developing the screenplay in 2003. Producer Eichinger bought the film rights to Süskind's novel in 2000 and began writing the screenplay together with Birkin. Set in 18th-century France, the film tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Whishaw), an olfactory genius, and his homicidal quest for the perfect scent.

The screenplay, by Tykwer, Andrew Birkin and Bernd Eichinger, is based on Patrick Süskind's 1985 novel of the same name. Tykwer, with Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil, also composed the music. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 2006 period psychological thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, and Dustin Hoffman.

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