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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

Published in 1985, 'Perfume', subtitled'The Story of a Murderer', was one of the...

Richard narrates:
Published in 1985, 'Perfume', subtitled
'The Story of a Murderer', was one of the most
successful German novels of the 20th century, selling over 20 million
copies worldwide

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Richard narrates: Published in 1985,
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'Perfume', subtitled 'The Story of a Murderer',
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was one of the most successful German novels
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of the 20th century,
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selling over 20 million copies worldwide.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:17
Uploaded
May 21, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Storyvault Films

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Movie Summary

Richard E Grant packs his clothes and a bag of books and travels to the locations authors have fictionalised to gain a sense of the places that inspired their novels.
S01 • E03 "I carried a small rolled-up tent, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
"I carried a small rolled-up tent,
S01 • E01 In 1945, he published 'Christ Stopped at Eboli', - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
In 1945, he published 'Christ Stopped at Eboli',
S01 • E03 "I was propelled, of course, by the traditional forces - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
"I was propelled, of course, by the traditional forces
S01 • E02 The novel's protagonist is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
The novel's protagonist is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille,
S01 • E03 "By the small tight valley closing in around, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
"By the small tight valley closing in around,
S01 • E01 "The greatest travellers had not gone beyond the limits - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
"The greatest travellers had not gone beyond the limits
S01 • E02 Grenouille follows his nose to this idyllic mountain town - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
Grenouille follows his nose to this idyllic mountain town
S01 • E03 "The cottage walls narrowing like the arms - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
"The cottage walls narrowing like the arms
S01 • E01 "They've trodden the paths of their own souls - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
"They've trodden the paths of their own souls
S01 • E03 "The local girls whispering, 'Marry and settle down.'" - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:18
"The local girls whispering, 'Marry and settle dow...
S01 • E01 "But to this shadowy land, that knows neither sin - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
"But to this shadowy land, that knows neither sin
S01 • E02 In a rare interview, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
In a rare interview,
S01 • E02 Grasse has been known - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
Grasse has been known
S01 • E03 As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
S01 • E01 Richard narrates: Carlo Levi trained as a doctor - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
Richard narrates: Carlo Levi trained as a doctor
S01 • E03 As Lee sets off from Vigo in the north of Spain - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
As Lee sets off from Vigo in the north of Spain
S01 • E01 He was one of the painters from Turin known as the Group of Six - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
He was one of the painters from Turin known as the Group of ...
S01 • E02 The area has a microclimate - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:17
The area has a microclimate
S01 • E01 The group shared an interest in postimpressionism and fauvism, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
The group shared an interest in postimpressionism and fauvis...
S01 • E03 "The sun struck upwards, sideways and down, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
"The sun struck upwards, sideways and down,