Tom Tykwer
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Tom Tykwer
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, orphaned as a newborn in the streets of Paris, is blessed with a remarkable sense of smell. When he apprentices himself to a once-renowned perfumer, he proves to be a savant whose almost mystical knowledge of scent surpasses anything that can be taught to him by masters of the craft.
Grenouille is fearless when it comes to the pursuit of a perfect perfume. When he discovers the most intoxicating scent he has ever experienced—the natural fragrance of a beautiful young girl—he learns that the only method to preserve her innocence and fresh beauty will require murder.
Tom Tykwer
It’s difficult to create a film that’s fast paced, exciting, and aesthetically appealing without diluting its dialogue. Run Lola Run, directed and written by Tom Tykwer, is an enchanting balance of pace and narrative, creating a universal parable that leaps over cultural barriers. This is the story of young Lola (Franka Potente) and her boyfriend Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu). In the space of 20 minutes, they must come up with 100,000 deutsche marks to pay back a seedy gangster, who will be less than forgiving when he finds out that Manni incompetently lost his…
