# Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

> An olfactory genius in eighteenth-century France turns perfume-making into a murderous quest for an essence that can command human love.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/957

## Facts

- Runtime: 147 min
- Genres: Crime, Fantasy, Drama
- Director: Tom Tykwer
- Cast: Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman, John Hurt, Karoline Herfurth, David Calder, Simon Chandler
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396171/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, eerie, visceral, dark movie night, literary adaptation marathon

## Synopsis

A haunting tale of obsession and the quest for identity through scent.

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