[69] At the 2007 Germany Film Awards, the film won the Silver Best Feature Film award and the awards for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Production Design and Best Sound. "[42], The film was released on DVD (in three configurations) and HD DVD in Germany by Highlight on March 15, 2007. [44] The DVD was also released in a numbered, limited edition "Fascination of Smell" configuration which came in a wooden box containing five small bottles of the Thierry Mugler perfumes in addition to the same material as the special edition DVD. [14] The film received distribution funding of €205,000 from FilmFernsehFonds Bayern,[15] €180,000 from the German Federal Film Board[14] and €150,000 from the Bavarian Bank Fund. The next morning, all that is left are his clothes and the empty bottle, from which one final drop of perfume falls. The film was made on a budget of €50 million (est. [59] Variety's Derek Elley said the film was an "extremely faithful" adaptation, but felt the film was slightly too long and "more liberties should have been taken to make the novel work on the screen". and concluded on October 16, 2005. A novelist can use narrative to compensate for this; that's not possible in film. [3] Süskind reportedly thought that only Stanley Kubrick and Miloš Forman could do the book justice and refused to let anyone else adapt it to film. [33], The film was a financial success, especially in Europe, earning $135,039,943 worldwide. [66] Conversely, Rickman's performance as Richis was well received. Principal photography began on July 12, 2005 and concluded on October 16, 2005; filming took place in Spain, Germany, and France. With Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Francesc Albiol. [3] Eichinger had to take out a personal loan because the supervisory board of Constantin Film refused to approve the selling price. [3] Hoffman and Whishaw had a week of rehearsal and a crash course in perfume-making prior to the start of principal photography. [3] Eichinger described Whishaw as embodying both "the innocent angel and the murderer. [3], A total of 5,200 extras were used for the film, sometimes with nearly a thousand at once. Critics' reviews of the film were mixed; the consensus was that the film had strong cinematography and acting but suffered from an uneven screenplay. Perfume is Oeri's first investment into a film and she also served as a co-producer. [3] Instead of dressing the character of Laura in the colorful regional dress that was the tradition of the time, she was dressed in the less vivid tones of a Parisian damsel to highlight her social aspirations as well as her red hair. A place for fans of Perfume - The Story of a Murderer to see, share, download, and discuss their favorite screencaps. 868 likes. Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. The standard edition DVD and the HD DVD contain the film and three audio commentary tracks — one by Tykwer, one by production designer Uli Hanisch and his assistant Kai Karla Koch, and one by Griebe and editor Alexander Berner. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Perfume was released on September 14, 2006 in Germany, December 26, 2006 in the United Kingdom, and December 27, 2006 in the United States. [3] Tykwer began composing the score with Klimek and Heil the very day he started working on the screenplay. With the help of a mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100% of his brain abilities, a struggling writer becomes a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with lots of dangers. 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