Credits
Distributed by
Constantin Film (Germany)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Filmax (Spain)
Directed by
Tom Tykwer
Screenplay by
Andrew Birkin
Bernd Eichinger
Tom Tykwer
Based on Perfume by Patrick Süskind Produced by Bernd Eichinger
Starring
Ben Whishaw
Alan Rickman
Rachel Hurd-Wood
Dustin Hoffman
Narrated by
John Hurt
Cinematography
Frank Griebe
Edited by
Alexander Berner
Music by
Reinhold Heil
Johnny Klimek
Tom Tykwer
Production companies
Castelao Productions
Neff Productions
VIP Medienfunds 4
Synopsis
The film begins with the sentencing of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a notorious murderer. 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. Raised in an orphanage, Grenouille grows into a strangely detached boy with a superhuman sense of smell. After growing to maturity as a tanner's apprentice, he makes his first delivery to Paris, where he revels in all the new scents. He focuses on a redheaded girl selling yellow plums, following her and repeatedly attempting to sniff her, but startles her with his behavior. To prevent her from crying out, he covers the girl's mouth and unintentionally suffocates her, he strips her body naked and smells her all over, becoming distraught when her scent fades. Afterwards, Grenouille is haunted by the desire to recreate the girl's aroma. Soldiers capture Grenouille moments after he finishes preparing his perfume. On the day of his execution, he applies the perfume on himself, forcing the jailers to release him. The executioner and the crowd in attendance are speechless at the beauty of the perfume; they declare Grenouille innocent before falling into a massive orgy. Richis, still convinced of Grenouille's guilt, threatens him with his sword, but he is then overwhelmed by the scent and embraces Grenouille as his "son." Walking out of Grasse unscathed, Grenouille has enough perfume to rule the world, but has discovered that it will not allow him to love or be loved like a normal person. Disenchanted by his aimless quest, he returns to the Parisian fish market where he was abandoned as a child and pours the remaining perfume over his head. Overcome by the scent and in the belief that Grenouille is an angel, the nearby crowd devours him. The next morning, all that is left are his clothes and the empty bottle, from which one final drop of perfume falls.
26 сен 2024
