Perfume the story of a murderer

Tykwer, Tom, 1965- (Added Author). Whishaw, Ben, 1980- (Added Author). Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- (Added Author). Hurd-Wood, Rachel, 1990- (Added Author). Rickman, Alan. (Added Author). Hurt, John, 1940- (Added Author). Süskind, Patrick. Parfum. English. (Added Author). Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman, John Hurt. (Cast).

Summary: Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born under his mother's table at the fish market, onto a pile of muddy fish guts, establishing from the beginning his repulsion for putrid scents. A childhood of neglect and, later, a job at a tannery, encourage Jean-Baptiste to develop his olfactory sense rather than his verbal skills. An opportunity to prove his worth to Parisian perfumist Giuseppe Baldini results in his immediate hire into a promising new career. His successes in perfume mixing are negated by a blinding obsession for capturing the sublime beauty of the human soul, which in his twisted logic requires the killing of young women to reduce their body fats to essential oils for the ultimate perfume.

Record details

ISBN: 141573108X
ISBN: 9781415731086
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sd., col. ; : 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel "Das parfum," by Patrick Süskind. Originally released as motion picture in 2006. Special features: The story of Perfume.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman, John Hurt.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images.
System Details Note:	DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., surround.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL.
Language Note:	In English, with English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	German Film Awards, 2007: Film Award in Gold - Best Cinematography (Frank Griebe); Best Costume Design (Pierre-Yves Gayraud); Best Editing (Alexander Berner); Best Production Design (Uli Hanisch); Best Sound (Stefan Busch, Dirk Jacob, Michael Kranz, Frank Kruse, Matthias Lempert, Hanse Warns, Roland Winke) ; Film Award in Silver - Outstanding Feature Film (Bernd Eichinger).