Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, France, Spain, United States, Belgium
- Violence
- Moderate
- Frights
- Moderate
The story
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.
- daughter
- small town
- bad smell
- prostitute
- paris
- france
- based on novel or book
- obsession
- orgy
- genius
- supernatural
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Ben Whishaw
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Alan Rickman
Richis
Rachel Hurd-Wood
Laura
Dustin Hoffman
Giuseppe Baldini
- John Hurt — Narrator (voice)
- Karoline Herfurth — The Plum Girl
- David Calder — Bishop of Grasse
- Simon Chandler — Mayor of Grasse
- Sian Thomas — Madame Gaillard
- Jessica Schwarz — Natalie
- Corinna Harfouch — Madame Arnulfi
- Paul Berrondo — Dominique Druot
- Timothy Davies — Chenier
- Sam Douglas — Grimal
- Harris Gordon — Marquis de Montesquieu
- Directed
- Tom Tykwer
- Written
- Tom Tykwer, Bernd Eichinger, Andrew Birkin
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 5,144 ratings
- Studio
- Constantin Film, VIP Medienfonds 4, NEF Productions, Davis Films, Castelao Productions, Rising Star Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
