CAST:
Ben Whishaw (Jean-Baptiste Grenouille),
Rachel Hurd-Wood (Laura),
Alan Rickman (Richis),
Dustin Hoffman (Giuseppe Baldini),
Karoline Herfurth

SCRIPT:
Andrew Birkin,
Bernd Eichinger,
Tom Tykwer (based on Patrick Süskind’s novel)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Frank Griebe

Synopsis:

The story takes place in the 18th century in France. Since childhood, young Jean-Baptiste Grenouille has had a great sense of smell. Even though he does not have any scent at all, he becomes a talented creator of perfumes. Obsessed with his wish to make the perfect perfume he wants to capture the essence of beautiful young girls. Over time, his quest for perfume becomes a killing spree and soon there is great panic in the city as there is a rising number of murdered young women. But Jean Baptiste is still missing the right ingredient…

color, 35 mm, 147 min