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Perfume., the story of a murderer, DreamWorks Pictures and Constantin Film present a Constantin Film and VIP Medienfonds 4 production ; in co-production with Nouvelles Éditions de Films and Castelao Productions ; produced by Bernd Eichinger, Gigi Oeri ; screenplay by Andrew Birkin & Bernd Eichinger & Tom Tykwer ; directed by Tom Tykwer, Widescreen

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videorecording

MPAA rating: R; for aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images

Perfume.

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DreamWorks Pictures and Constantin Film present a Constantin Film and VIP Medienfonds 4 production ; in co-production with Nouvelles Éditions de Films and Castelao Productions ; produced by Bernd Eichinger, Gigi Oeri ; screenplay by Andrew Birkin & Bernd Eichinger & Tom Tykwer ; directed by Tom Tykwer

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the story of a murderer

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

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live action

Widescreen