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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Crime, Drama, Fantasy
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers drawn to lavish, macabre period dramas about outsider genius, obsessive craftsmanship, and the disturbing boundaries between beauty and monstrosity.
- Tone
- eerie, bleak, surreal
- Payoff
- unease, revelation
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- intense
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- obsession, genius, sensory perception, exploitation, identity
- Setting
- eighteenth-century Europe, fetid urban streets and secluded countryside workshops
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