Perfume the story of a murderer
(DVD) 

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Published
Universal City, Calif. : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
097361178349

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel "Das parfum," by Patrick Süskind.
General Note
Special features: The story of Perfume.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Frank Griebe ; editor, Alexander Berner ; music, Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil ; costume designer, Pierre-Yves Gayraud ; production designer, Uli Hanisch.
Participants/Performers
Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman, John Hurt.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images.
System Details
DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., surround.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Language
In English, with English or Spanish subtitles.
Awards
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).

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Berner, A., Birkin, A., Eichinger, B., Gayraud, P., Griebe, F., Hanisch, U., Hoffman, D., Hurd-Wood, R., Hurt, J., Oeri, G., Rickman, A., Süskind, P., Tykwer, T., & Whishaw, B. (2007). Perfume: the story of a murderer . DreamWorks Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alexander. Berner et al.. 2007. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. DreamWorks Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alexander. Berner et al.. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Berner, Alexander., et al. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2007.

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