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Tom Tykwer's 'Perfume' revisited as a bold adaptation

Original: Tom Tykwer – „Das Parfum“ (2006) Dieser Film riecht eigentlich schon nach Größenwahn. Denn Tom Tykwer hat 2006 das Unver

Tom Tykwer's 2006 film 'Perfume', adapted from Patrick Süskind's cult novel, is being discussed as an audacious gamble. The novel was long considered unfilmable because its story centres on scent, an inherently non-visual sense. Commentators argue that tackling it bordered on hubris, yet the film remains a striking example of a director taking on material widely thought impossible to adapt for the screen.

Why now: The film's audacious attempt to adapt a novel deemed unfilmable is being revisited in film discussion.

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• Tom Tykwer – „Das Parfum“ (2006) Dieser Film riecht eigentlich schon nach Größenwahn. Denn Tom Tykwer hat 2006 das Unverfilmbare gewagt, und das war Patrick Süskinds Kultroman, der als viel zu olfaktorisch, also viel zu sinnlich galt, um zu einem Film werden. Und das Ding… · mediathekperlen@nexxtpress.de · 12

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