Perfume
Based on the best-selling novel “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”, this film follows Jean-Baptiste Grenouille as his talent for scent in 18th century Paris leads him down deep psychological corridors to bottle the ephemeral. Narrated at a deliciously measured pace by John Hurt, directed with macabre excellence by Tom Tykwer, this 2006 work belongs in 2006 top ten. It has a great story line, murder, mystery, magic, humor, a cautionary tale and a paradoxical dark peek into the heart of an artist completely overrun by his genius in a craft. This film is not for the faint of heart… wits with black humor and strong stomachs veering campy will enjoy the intelligence and see past the ugly…
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