Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) - film review

Crime / Drama / Thriller

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a German-French-Spanish thriller film first released in 2006, directed by Tom Tykwer. The film stars Ben Whishaw, Francesc Albiol, Gonzalo Cunill, Roger Salvany and Andrés Herrera. It has also been released under the title: Parfum –. Our overall rating for this film is: very good.

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Director: Tom Tykwer
Script: Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger, Tom Tykwer, Patrick Süskind
Photo: Frank Griebe
Music: Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer
Cast: Ben Whishaw (Jean-Baptiste Grenouille), Francesc Albiol (Court Official), Gonzalo Cunill (Guard 1 Dungeon), Roger Salvany (Guard 2 Dungeon), Andrés Herrera (Door Guard), Simon Chandler (Mayor of Grasse), David Calder (Bishop of Grasse), Richard Felix (Chief Magistrate), Birgit Minichmayr (Grenouille’s Mother), Reg Wilson (Customer – Fishmarket), Catherine Boisgontier (Woman – Fishmarket), Núria Casas (Woman 2 – Fishmarket), Carlos Gramaje (Police Lieutenant – Fishmarket), Sian Thomas (Madame Gaillard), Michael Smiley (Porter), Walter Cots Wanguemert (Driver), Perry Millward (Marcel), Jan Cortés (Boy – Boarding House), Berta Ros (Girl – Boarding House), Alvaro Roque (Grenouille – 5 Years), Franck Lefeuvre (Grenouille – 12 Years), Sam Douglas (Grimal), Joan Serrats (Upholsterer), Jaume Montané (Pélissier), Bridget McConnell (Aunt), Duna Jové (Young Woman), Karoline Herfurth (The Plum Girl), Timothy Davies (Chenier), Dustin Hoffman (Giuseppe Baldini), Dora Romano (Baldini’s Wife), Carolina Vera-Squella (Neapolitan Girl), Rachel Hurd-Wood (Laura), Alan Rickman (Richis), Sara Forestier (Jeanne), Ramon Pujol (Lucien), Corinna Harfouch (Madame Arnulfi), Paul Berrondo (Druot), Joanna Griffiths (Marianne), Jessica Schwarz (Natalie), Harris Gordon (Marquis de Montesquieu), Anna Gelman (Albine), Laura Gelman (Françoise), Guillermo Ayesa (Tallien), Anna Diogene (Tallien’s Wife), Montserrat Masó (Housekeeper), Toby Harper (Police Lieutenant), Jerome Willis (Councillor 1), Fermí Reixach (Councillor 2), Derek Smee (Councillor 3), Albert Pérez (Councillor 4), Artur Sala (Gatekeeper), Thomas Lenox (Messenger), Richard Collins-Moore (Innkeeper), Francesca Piñón (Innkeeper’s Wife), Nico Baixas (Guard – Torture Chamber), Enric Arquimbau (Executioner), Oriol Tramvia (Land Priest), Cristina Solá (Woman with Bishop), Laura Vidal Traver (Hangover Girl), Ariadna Cabrol (Beggar Woman 1), Maia Jenkinson (Beggar Woman 2), John Hurt (Narrator), Sergi Badalona (Companion of Grenouille), Carmen Capdet (Customer of Giussepe Baldini), Carmen Contreras (Party Guest), Susana Goulart (Extra), Pedro Gutiérrez (Extra), Jordi Manuel (Rural Orgy), Jaume Najarro (Rural Orgy), Alberto Quintana (Rural Orgy), Carlos Serna (Rural Orgy)
Country: Germany / France / Spain / USA
Language: English
Runtime: 147 min
Aka: Parfum – Histoire d’un meurtrier, Le; Perfume; Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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