I really enjoyed that book; it performed that strange literary feat of presenting a completely warped point-of-view in such a way that you couldn't help but sympathize. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is such a freak, a hopeless outsider with no regard for anyone, but I was so charmed by his olfactory genius and the wake of absolute cataclysm he left behind, through no direct action of his own.
I wonder if this can be done as a movie, but that trailer certainly caught the allure and leer of his obsession. That was like a live-action Vermeer, with a dash of smut.
February 21, 2006 6:54 PM
[Image] From Iwatchstuff, "The teaser for Perfume, the newest project from the director of Run Lola Run, is now available in a convenient, downloadable format. The upcoming German film features Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman, though only a girl and a terrifying freak are shown in the clip. If you think being secretly sniffed by a man from behind isn't scary, you haven't seen this trailer. Or been on the subway, for that matter." I really liked this book and the trailer suggests that the tone has been appropriately captured. Go here to watch a woman be sniffed.
"Perfume trailer"
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I really enjoyed that book; it performed that strange literary feat of presenting a completely warped point-of-view in such a way that you couldn't help but sympathize. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is such a freak, a hopeless outsider with no regard for anyone, but I was so charmed by his olfactory genius and the wake of absolute cataclysm he left behind, through no direct action of his own.
I wonder if this can be done as a movie, but that trailer certainly caught the allure and leer of his obsession. That was like a live-action Vermeer, with a dash of smut.
February 21, 2006 6:54 PM