Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006 · 147 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 271,945 VOTES · DIR. Tom Tykwer

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 828 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:15 Quick! We can't hold him back much longer.
00:04:27 Here we are. I'll get another box.
00:08:36 The children, however, sensed at once that there was something different about him.
00:12:33 and became a paragon of docility and diligence...
00:26:04 He would learn how to preserve scent...
00:28:34 Well, I couldn't care less what that bungler P¨¦lissier slops into his perfumes.
00:33:23 I'll come by the next few days and pay for them.
00:35:59 "Best nose in Paris".
00:39:50 But it's not a good perfume, master.
00:44:36 by adding an extra note, one final essence that will ring out...
00:47:55 while I set up the alembic.
00:52:03 I don't smell a thing.
00:54:44 - Well... - Could I?
00:58:41 Helloá.
01:07:09 If you say so, madame.
01:11:47 Not now, I've got work to do. You must go now.
01:15:08 I've had enough!
01:25:09 I'll kill the useless little sewer rat!
01:27:57 So, it seems to me that it's that beauty itself...
01:30:46 Stand clear! Stand clear!
01:34:45 - Laura! - Papa!
01:40:49 Our finest room, mademoiselle.
01:51:02 When the crowd is finally tired of your screams and wandered home...
02:07:30 He still had enough perfume left to enslave the whole world, if he so chose.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed828
Dialogue density5.6 lines / min
First line00:01:15
Final line02:07:30

Production Record

DirectorTom Tykwer
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60,000,000
Revenue$135,039,924
IMDb votes271,945