Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:musical
gptkb:novel
gptkb:audiobook
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:musical
gptkb:Perfume_(film)
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:stage_adaptation
gptkb:theater
gptkb:audiobook
gptkb:film
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (audiobook)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (musical)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (novel)
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:2008
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:film
gptkbp:audiobook_format CD
digital
gptkbp:audiobook_genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkbp:audiobook_language English
gptkbp:audiobook_length 11 hours
gptkbp:audiobook_publisher gptkb:Random_House_Audio
gptkbp:audiobook_release_year gptkb:2006
gptkbp:author gptkb:Patrick_Süskind
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Best_Cinematography
gptkb:none
gptkb:Best_Art_Direction
Best Costume Design
Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Theatertreffen
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe Award
Best Makeup
Musicalpreis
Nominated for 1 European Film Award
Nominated for 3 German Film Awards
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:novel
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (novel)
gptkbp:box_office $135 million
gptkbp:budget $50 million
gptkbp:character_arc Grenouille's ambition
Grenouille's downfall
Grenouille's legacy
gptkbp:character_development Grenouille's journey
gptkbp:character_voice gptkb:Simon_Prebble
gptkbp:choreography gptkb:Katrin_Hahner
gptkbp:cinematography Frank Griebe
gptkbp:cinematography_by Frank Griebe
gptkbp:composer Markus Wiegand
gptkbp:conflict man vs. nature
man vs. society
man vs. self
gptkbp:costume_design gptkb:Katrin_Hahner
Pierre-Yves Gayraud
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:critical_reception Mixed reviews
acclaimed
positive
mixed
mixed reviews
widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:significant
cult following
inspired art
Cult film status
inspired music
cult status
inspired perfumes
Influence on perfume industry
gptkbp:cultural_references gptkb:popular_culture
film studies
literary studies
gptkbp:design gptkb:Klaus_Grabke
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Tom_Tykwer
gptkbp:director gptkb:Tom_Tykwer
gptkb:Frank_van_Laecke
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Alexander_Berner
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Berlin_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Grenouille
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical_theatre
gptkb:Fantasy
gptkb:Thriller
gptkb:Tom_Tykwer
gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:drama
gptkb:historical_fiction
gptkb:thriller
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
gptkb:2007
gptkbp:influence gptkb:literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:historical_events
gptkb:Baroque_art
gptkb:literature
gptkb:Romanticism
gptkb:cultural_practices
gptkb:German_Romanticism
gptkb:French_literature
gptkb:Surrealism
gptkb:philosophy
Gothic fiction
German literature
18th century France
Enlightenment philosophy
gptkbp:influences gptkb:cinema
gptkb:literature
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:psychology
gptkbp:inspired_by Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (novel)
gptkbp:is_set_in Uli Hanisch
gptkbp:isbn 978-0739341864
978-3-442-72663-0
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:length 11 hours and 30 minutes
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:Hans_Toelstede
gptkbp:lyricist gptkb:Robert_M._K._Schenkkan
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Grenouille
gptkbp:makeup_artist Nicolas de Henning
gptkbp:motif gptkb:death
smell
creation
isolation
scent
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Tom_Tykwer
gptkbp:narrative third-person
omniscient narrator
gptkbp:narrative_style Non-linear narrative
dark
third-person
philosophical
richly descriptive
gptkbp:notable_actor gptkb:Alan_Rickman
gptkb:Rachel_Hurd-Wood
gptkb:Dustin_Hoffman
gptkb:Ben_Whishaw
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:Berlin
gptkb:Munich
gptkb:Vienna
gptkb:Cologne
gptkb:Hamburg
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The scent of a woman is the most powerful of all.”
“ He was a man of no smell.”
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:The_Chase
gptkb:The_Scent_of_Murder
The Final Scent
The Perfumer's Lament
gptkbp:number_of_acts 2
gptkbp:original_language gptkb:German
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:255
gptkbp:plot_point Grenouille's apprenticeship
Grenouille's birth
Grenouille's final act
Grenouille's murders
gptkbp:plot_summary A young man with an extraordinary sense of smell becomes obsessed with creating the perfect scent.
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:2015
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Studio_Babelsberg
gptkb:Bavaria_Film
gptkb:Constantin_Film
gptkb:Stage_Entertainment
gptkb:Sony_Pictures_Classics
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:anti-hero
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1985
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1985
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Random_House
Diogenes Verlag
gptkbp:rating gptkb:R
gptkbp:release_country gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:release_date September 11, 2006
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:2006
gptkb:2015
gptkbp:released gptkb:2006
gptkbp:runtime 2 hours 30 minutes
147 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Tom_Tykwer
gptkbp:set_in 18th century France
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Paris
18th century France
Grasse
gptkbp:sound_design gptkb:Jürgen_K._H._Schmitt
gptkbp:soundtrack Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (soundtrack)
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Alan_Rickman
gptkb:Dustin_Hoffman
gptkb:Ben_Whishaw
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:murder
gptkb:fragrance
nature
artistry
flesh
scent
gptkbp:target_audience adults
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:murder
gptkb:identity
obsession
scent
gptkbp:theme gptkb:murder
gptkb:identity
obsession
gptkbp:themes gptkb:Isolation
gptkb:Obsession
gptkb:murder
gptkb:Murder
gptkb:identity
Sensory perception
isolation
obsession
scent
gptkbp:translated_into English
multiple languages
gptkbp:visual_effects gptkb:Rising_Sun_Pictures
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Patrick_Süskind
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Book_of_Lost_Fragrances
gptkb:Tom_Tykwer
gptkb:Bernd_Eichinger
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5