Getting Perfume on screen

"Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer,” Patrick Süskind’s seductive novel about the power of scent, was first published in Germany and went on to sell 15 million copies around the world. For its many fans the evocative tale lingered like the bottom note of a fragrance. But it took 21 years to find its way onto screens.

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