If you have not yet seen the trailer for Tom Tykwer’s (the director of Run Lola Run) adaptation of the famous Patrick Süskind novel “Perfume: the story of a murderer,” go to Europeanfilms [link no longer active] to see the preview. Highly recommended!
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10 Comments
koneko: Thank you for the heads-up! Very exciting! April 29, 2006 at 10:32pm
Jenny: I’m so thrilled that they made a film about the book! I can’t wait to see the movie. April 30, 2006 at 3:58am
biagio: oh i don’t see the hour to see the movie i hope it wouldn’t dissapoint me cos i have loved this book so much.im also waiting for the da vinci code movie i usually really love to see movies after reading the original books April 30, 2006 at 8:11am
paradise: :-O exciting! loved run lola run! interesting to see what tykwer has done now with this new one. April 30, 2006 at 3:31pm
BoisdeJasmin: M, I cannot wait to see it. By all accounts, it should be a very good film. April 30, 2006 at 8:01pm
BoisdeJasmin: Jenny, I agree. Such great news! April 30, 2006 at 8:22pm
BoisdeJasmin: Biagio, I also like reading books and then watching the films, because while I read, I can create my own images of the heroes. April 30, 2006 at 9:02pm
BoisdeJasmin: Paradise, yes, I am very curious too about the cinematography and the rendering of the atmosphere, which is done in quite a peculiar manner in the novel. I wonder how it might be treated by Tykwer. I suppose that we shall see soon. April 30, 2006 at 9:04pm
Judith: Looks good. So much of the book goes on within the protagonist’s mind that it’s hard to imagine onscreen. Looking forward to seeing how they do it. The hero is much cuter than I would have imagined:) May 1, 2006 at 8:50am
BoisdeJasmin: J, my thoughts exactly! I am very much looking forward to see that. May 1, 2006 at 12:42pm