Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

[withoutink]

My wife ordered a new batch of Netflix movies and this came the other night. Wow, it was awesome. A little off the wall, but I thought it was a stunning movie. Cinematography was beautiful... I highly recommend it.

However the story might not be up everyones alley...
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

 

[The Nid Hog]

Excellent novel too.

 

[MR.BurmaShave]

great movie. the novella, which the movie is based upon is worth a read too.

 

[MR.BurmaShave]

doh, hate when that happens, Nid hog has a faster return key!

 

[withoutink]

LOL...

Ill have to pick it up then =)

 

[ClubmanRob]

Preferred the literary incarnation personally.

 

[luvmysuper]

Preferred the literary incarnation personally.

I didn't know that it was based on a Novel. The movie was great, I watched it shortly after it had started, so any refernce to "based on the Novel by..." was missed.

For info, I assume the Title of the book is the same?

 

[ClubmanRob]

I didn't know that it was based on a Novel. The movie was great, I watched it shortly after it had started, so any refernce to "based on the Novel by..." was missed.

For info, I assume the Title of the book is the same?

Yes, the author is Patrick Süskind. FWIW, it was one of Kurt Cobain's favorite books. He even wrote a song about it, which is what initially piqued my interest in it several years ago.

 

[Kirenaaz]

Just watched it on the 12 after seeing it mentioned in the Ask the Soapers thread and enjoyed it. I would have preferred Alan Rickman as the washed up perfumist more than the protective, but eventually useless guardian. Bottle Shock vs Sweeney Todd, I guess.

Going to stop by the local book stores to see if I can grab a copy of the book on the cheap tomorrow.

 

[The Knize]

I liked the movie and book, too.

 

[The Nid Hog]

Yes, the author is Patrick Süskind. FWIW, it was one of Kurt Cobain's favorite books. He even wrote a song about it, which is what initially piqued my interest in it several years ago.

That's right. "Scentless Apprentice."

 

[Dennis]

Excellent, excellent book. Highly recommended. Glad to hear the movie was good as well.

 

[SmoovD]

Preferred the literary incarnation personally.

+1. Movie was very meh.

 

[The Knize]

+1. Movie was very meh.

To put a finer point on it, the book was great, as I recall. The movie had some great cinematic type stuff--some very memrable images--and some good acting, but requiring a greater and greater suspension of disbelief as it got closer to the end. As Rotten Tomato said as consensus: "a kinetic visual feast, with a dark antihero that's impossible to feel sympathy for."