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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

Director

Tom Tykwer

Year

Genre

crime, fantasy, drama

Box Office

$2,223,293

Production

Rising Star Productions,VIP Medienfonds 4,NEF,Davis Films,Ikiru Films,Constantin Film,MEDIA Programme of the European Union,DreamWorks Pictures,Summit Entertainment,Bernd Eichinger Productions,CNC,Castelao Productions,Eurimages,Atresmedia

Awards

15 wins & 20 nominations

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Jean-Baptiste Grenouille

Court Official

Francesc Albiol

Guard 1 Dungeon

Guard 2 Dungeon

Door Guard

AndrÃ©s Herrera

Mayor of Grasse

Bishop of Grasse

Chief Magistrate

Grenouille's Mother

Birgit Minichmayr

Customer Fishmarket

Woman Fishmarket

Catherine Boisgontier

Woman 2 Fishmarket

Police Lieutenant Fishmarket

Madame Gaillard

Porter

Driver (as Walter Cots WangÃ¼emert)

Marcel

Boy Boarding House

Girl Boarding House

Grenouille 5 Years

Grenouille 12 Years

Franck Lefeuvre

Grimal

Upholsterer

PÃ©lissier

Jaume MontanÃ©

Aunt

Bridget McConnell

Young Woman

The Plum Girl

Karoline Herfurth

Chenier

Giuseppe Baldini

Baldini's Wife

Neapolitan Girl

Laura

Rachel Hurd-Wood

Richis

Jeanne

Lucien

Madame Arnulfi

Corinna Harfouch

Druot

Marianne

Joanna Griffiths

Natalie

Jessica Schwarz

Marquis de Montesquieu

Albine

FranÃ§oise

Tallien

Guillermo Ayesa

Tallien's Wife

Housekeeper

Montserrat MasÃ³

Police Lieutenant

Councillor 1

Councillor 2

Councillor 3

Councillor 4

Albert PÃ©rez

Gatekeeper

Messenger

Innkeeper

Richard Collins-Moore

Innkeeper's Wife

Francesca PiÃ±Ã³n

Guard Torture Chamber

Executioner

Enric Arquimbau

Land Priest

Woman with Bishop

Hangover Girl (as Laura Vidal Traver)

Beggar Woman 1

Beggar Woman 2

Narrator

Narrator (voice)

Rural Orgy

Ã’scar Bosch

Customer of Giussepe Baldini

Party Guest

Carme Contreras

Rich Man

Robert Forcadell

Extra

Extra

Pedro GutiÃ©rrez

Waterboy

Rural Orgy

Citizen

Maribel Martin Julian

Ricardo Mestres

Paris Citizen

Rural Orgy

Rural Orgy

Alberto Quintana

Rural Orgy

Companion of Grenouille

Sergi Atencia SÃ¡nchez

Cristian Valencia

Poorman

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Narrator Jean-baptiste Grenouille Richis Giuseppe Baldini Court Official Councillor 3 Councillor 1 Executioner

We can't hold them back much longerHurryCome on Get up - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

We can't hold them back much longerHurryCome on Get up

The sentence of the court is that in two days hence the perfumer journeyman Jean-Baptiste Grenouille shall be bound to a wooden cross with his face raised toward heaven. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

The sentence of the court is that in two days hence the...

In 18th-century France, there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and notorious personages of his time. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

In 18th-century France, there lived a man who was one of the...

In the period of which we speak, there reigned in the cities a stench barely conceivable to us modern men and women. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

In the period of which we speak, there reigned in the cities...

It was his mother's fifth birth. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

It was his mother's fifth birth.

What's that noise? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What's that noise?

It's a newborn. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

It's a newborn.

Thus the first sound to escape Grenouille's lipssent his mother to the gallows - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Thus the first sound to escape Grenouille's lipssent...

And Jean-Baptiste, by official order, to the orphanage of Madame Gaillard. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

And Jean-Baptiste, by official order, to the orphanage of...

How many today? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

How many today?

As usual, more dead than alive. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

As usual, more dead than alive.

Make room. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

That's not staying in my bed. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

That's not staying in my bed.

Harder! - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

For Mme Gaillard, Grenouille was a source of income, like any other. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

For Mme Gaillard, Grenouille was a source of income, like...

By the age of five, Jean-Baptiste still could not talk. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

By the age of five, Jean-Baptiste still could not talk.

Increasingly he became aware that his phenomenal sense of smell was a gift that had been given to him, and him alone. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Increasingly he became aware that his phenomenal sense of...

When Jean-Baptiste did finally learn to speak he soon found that everyday language proved inadequate for all the olfactory experiences accumulating within himself. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

When Jean-Baptiste did finally learn to speak he soon found...

Warm wood. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Water. Cold water. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Water. Cold water.

Frog. Wet stones. Big, wet frog stones. Something. Something. Something. By 13, Mme Gaillard no long - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Frog. Wet stones. Big, wet frog stones. Something....

Ten francs. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Life expectancy in the tannery was a mere five years but Jean-Baptiste proved to be as tough as a resilient bacterium. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Life expectancy in the tannery was a mere five years but...

Come with us. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

He was not choosy. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

He was not choosy.

He was very greedy. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

He was very greedy.

What is it called? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What is it called?

Monsieur Pelissier, you are truly an artiste. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Monsieur Pelissier, you are truly an artiste.

Next time you run off like that, I'll kill you! - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Next time you run off like that, I'll kill you!

That night, he could not sleep. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

That night, he could not sleep.

Do you know it? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Do you know it?

What on earth makes you think I'd be interested in testing it? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What on earth makes you think I'd be interested in...

Is there anything else you need? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Is there anything else you need?

And a hint of cloves, perhaps. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

And a hint of cloves, perhaps.

Cinnamon. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Cloves. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Who's there? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

You want to make this leather smell good don't youWhy of course and so it shallWith Amor Psyche by PelissierWhatever gave you the absurd idea I would use someone else's perfumeIt's all over you - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

You want to make this leather smell good don't youWhy...

Whatever gave you the absurd idea I would use someone else's perfume? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Whatever gave you the absurd idea I would use someone...

Bergamot and Patchouli? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Bergamot and Patchouli?

That and that. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Orange blossom, lime... - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Orange blossom, lime...

- Storax? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

You have, it appears, a fine nose, young man. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

You have, it appears, a fine nose, young man.

Speak up! - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Because talent means next to nothingwhile experience acquiredin humility and hard work means everything - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Because talent means next to nothingwhile experience...

I don't know what a formula is, but I can make Amor & Psyche for you now. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

I don't know what a formula is, but I can make Amor...

But I can make Amor Psyche for you nowAnd you think ljust let you slop around in my laboratorywith essential oils that are worth a fortuneYouYesNow pay attentionWhat is your name anywayJean Baptiste GrenouilleVery well Jean Baptiste Grenouilleyou shall - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

But I can make Amor Psyche for you nowAnd you think ljust...

What is your name, anyway? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What is your name, anyway?

But, Master Baldini... - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

But, Master Baldini...

No! Don't drop it. That's pure alcohol. You want to blow up the building? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

No! Don't drop it. That's pure alcohol. You want...

Stop, stop it! - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

This is Amor & Psyche! - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

This is Amor & Psyche!

Now it's a really good perfumeDon't you want to smell it MasterI'm not in the mood to test it nowI have other things on my mind Go nowBut Master Go NowCan I come to work for you master Can ILet me think about itMasterI have to learn how to keep smell - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Now it's a really good perfumeDon't you want to...

Don't you want to smell it, Master? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Don't you want to smell it, Master?

Can I come to work for you, master? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Can I come to work for you, master?

Grenouille! - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

As for Giuseppe Baldini, the acquisition of Grenouille miraculously transformed his dwindling business even surpassing its former glory. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

As for Giuseppe Baldini, the acquisition of Grenouille...

While at last, for Jean-Baptiste, the mysterious secrets of the perfumer's craft began to unfold. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

While at last, for Jean-Baptiste, the mysterious secrets of...

Now pay careful attention to what I tell youJust like a musical chord a perfume chord containsfour essencesor notes carefully selected for their harmonic affinityEach perfume contains three chordsThe head the heart and the basenecessitating twelve notes - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Now pay careful attention to what I tell youJust like a...

Because it's a legend numbskull - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Because it's a legend numbskull

What's a legend - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What's a legend

What's the matter? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What's the matter?

Imagine, Jean-Baptiste, ten thousand roses to produce one single ounce of essential oil. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Imagine, Jean-Baptiste, ten thousand roses to produce one...

Now, keep the air flowing or the bottom petals will begin to stew while I set up the alembic. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Now, keep the air flowing or the bottom petals will begin to...

Perfect. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What's wrong? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What have you done? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What have you done?

What do you smell? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What do you smell?

What were you expecting to smell? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What were you expecting to smell?

I don't smell a thing. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

I don't smell a thing.

You were trying to distill the smell of copper? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

You were trying to distill the smell of copper?

No! Have you gone completely insane? You told me I had to experiment. Experiment? Experiment? But no - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

No! Have you gone completely insane? You told me I had to...

What kind of a human being are you? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

What kind of a human being are you?

He is in stadio ultimo. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

He is in stadio ultimo.

No! Jean-Baptiste! You cannot do this to me. Not now. Not yet. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

No! Jean-Baptiste! You cannot do this to me. Not now. Not...

Any other way to preserve smell besides distill it? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Any other way to preserve smell besides distill it?

Is there, master? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Is there, master?

But could I learn it in Grasse? - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

But could I learn it in Grasse?

Within a week Grenouille was well again, but to travel to Grasse to find ajob he needed journey papers. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Within a week Grenouille was well again, but to travel to...

The morning of Grenouille's departure, Baldini was pleased. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

The morning of Grenouille's departure, Baldini was...

With every step he took from the city, the happier he felt. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

With every step he took from the city, the happier he felt.

There were two ways to reach Grasse. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

There were two ways to reach Grasse.

Thus his nose led him ever higher, ever further from mankind, more towards the magnetic pole of the greatest possible solitude. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Thus his nose led him ever higher, ever further from...

Grenouille needed a moment to believe that he had actually found a spot on earth where scent was almost absent. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Grenouille needed a moment to believe that he had actually...

Spread all around lay nothing but the tranquil scent of dead stone. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Spread all around lay nothing but the tranquil scent of dead...

After a while, he almost forgot his plans and obsessions and, indeed, might have done so altogether. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

After a while, he almost forgot his plans and obsessions...

There were a thousand smells in his clothes. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

There were a thousand smells in his clothes.

For the first time, Grenouille realized he had no smell. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

For the first time, Grenouille realized he had no smell.

By the first light of next morning, Grenouille had a new plan. - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

By the first light of next morning, Grenouille had a new...

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Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

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Director: Tom Tykwer

Writer: Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger, Tom Tykwer

Production: Rising Star Productions,VIP Medienfonds 4,NEF,Davis Films,Ikiru Films,Constantin Film,MEDIA Programme of the European Union,DreamWorks Pictures,Summit Entertainment,Bernd Eichinger Productions,CNC,Castelao Productions,Eurimages,Atresmedia

Genre: crime, fantasy, drama

Year: 2006

MetaScore: 56/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $2,223,293

Released: 05 Jan 2007

Awards: 15 wins & 20 nominations

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