Parfum [videorecording] : die Geschichte eines Mörders / Constantin Film presents ; Constantin Film/VIP Medienfonds 4 Produktion ; in Co-Production mit Nouvelles Éditions de Films und Castelao Productions ; Regie, Tom Tykwer ; Drehbuch, Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger, Tom Tykwer ; produziert von Bernd Eichinger ; Co-Produzentin, Gigi Oeri.

Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
  • English
  • German
Published/​Created
[Hamburg] : Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH : X Verleih, c2009.
Description
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Series
    Tom Tykwer Kollektion ; disc 7-8. [More in this series]
    Summary note
    In 1738 in Paris, a baby is born under a fishmonger's bloody table in a marketplace and abandoned. Orphaned, passed over to the monks as a charity case, already there is something about the tiny infant that is unsettling. No one will look after him; he is somehow too demanding and, even more disturbing, something is missing: he doesn't smell the way a baby should; indeed, he has no scent at all. Yet Jean-Baptiste Grenouille clings stubbornly to life, because he possesses an absolute sense of smell, and with it, he can read the world, discovering truths that elude ordinary men. As he leaves childhood behind and comes to understand his terrible uniqueness, his obsession becomes the quest to identify, and then to isolate, the perfect scent--that of life itself. Grenouille embarks on a monstrous quest, until the frenzy of his final triumph explodes in all its horrifying consequences.
    Notes
    • Based on the novel by Patrick Süskind.
    • Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
    • Extras: optional audio commentary, cast biographies, trailers. Bonus disc includes: "making of" video (54 min.), interviews, Motivsuche (11 min.), visualization of scent (14 min.), camera work (11 min.), German synchronization (10 min.), editing of original version (4 min.), the scents of the film (10 min.), trailers and recommendations.
    • Parts 7 & 8 of the 10 disc set, "Die Tom Tykwer Kollektion."
    Creation/​Production credits
    Director, Tom Tykwer; screenplay, Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger, Tom Tykwer; director of photography, Frank Griebe; editor, Alexander Berner; costume designer, Pierre-Yves Gayraud ; music, Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil; performed by Berliner Philharmoniker, conductor, Sir Simon Rattle.
    Target audience
    MPAA rating: Rated R for aberrant behavior involving nudity, violence, sexuality, and disturbing images.
    System details
    DVD (Region 2); Dolby Digital 5.1.
    Awards
    Winner, 2007 German Film Awards, Film Award in Gold, Beste Kamera/Bildgestaltung (Best Cinematography)--Frank Griebe; Bestes Kostümbild (Best Costume Design)--Pierre-Yves Gayraud; Bester Schnitt (Best Editing)--Alexander Berner; Bestes Szenenbild (Best Production Design)--Uli Hanisch; Beste Tongestaltung (Best Sound)--Stefan Busch, Dirk Jacob, Michael Kranz, Frank Kruse, Matthias Lempert, Hanse Warns, Roland Winke; Film Award in Silver, Programmfüllende Spielfilme (Outstanding Feature Film)--Bernd Eichinger; 2007 European Film Awards for Best Cinematographer--Frank Griebe; Prix d'Excellence--Uli Hanisch (Production design); 2007 Bavarian Film Awards for Regiepreis (Best Director)--Tom Tykwer; Beste Ausstattung (Best Production Design)--Uli Hanisch.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    Ben Whishaw (Jean-Baptiste Grenouille), Alan Rickman (Richis), Rachel Hurd-Wood (Laura), Dustin Hoffman (Giuseppe Baldini), John Hurt (narrator), 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 (Druot), Timothy Davies (Chenier), Sam Douglas (Grimal), Harris Gordon (Marquis de Montesquieu), Sara Forestier (Jeanne), Joanna Griffiths (Marianne), Birgit Minichmayr (Grenouille's mother), Alvaro Roque (Grenouille, age 5), Franck Lefeuvre (Grenouille, age 13), Michael Smiley (porter), Richard Felix (Chief Magistrate), Otto Sander (narrator, German version).
    Language note
    In English ; with optional German dialogue; optional subtitles in German; optional closed-captioning in German for the hearing impaired.
    OCLC
    1340481911
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