Overview
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
We had a smart and a bit weird Christianity teacher, who played this movie during a lesson. Technically, we were just old enough to watch it and should have been like “Yay, a serial killer movie”, but no. The movie is just too mature to understand at this age. I might have not even finished and forgot it. Then one day something reminded me of this movie, and I decided to give it another go. What a great decision. The cinematography is beautiful, the acting is great, and the story just flowed by. I’d call this movie an art adventure, evil but beautiful, and so stylish I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. While I mainly love it for style and execution, it’s also not meaningless.