Looks like Dustin Hoffman is ready to dip his toe in the genre pool with one of the lead roles in the filmic adaptation of PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MUDERER. Now I’ll grant you that Hoffman and Perfume don’t exactly scream horror (except for facitiously), but check out the novel’s description from Penguin Publishing and tell me this shite doesn’t sound weird, creepy and intriguing:
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille was born in 1738 in Paris, in the most horrid conditions, and was abandoned by his mother. Brought up by a succession of wet nurses, he started working for a tanner who, when Grenouille was thirteen, allowed him to go out and wander around the streets of Paris for one hour every day. It was then that Grenouille started his quest for the perfect smell and, with it, began his reign of terror.
Perfume is a bizarre, hypnotic and absolutely brilliant tale of horror. The depictions of the decadence of 18th century France are so vivid, you can almost smell the reek of the age and Grenouille is a mesmerising character, whose gift from God also proves to be his greatest weapon against good.
I’m not sure I understand any of that, but something about it sounds deliciously dark to me. In fact, if you want to get an idea of the book’s tone, click here and check out the excerpt link.
Pic will be directed by Tom Tykwer (RUN, LOLA, RUN) and also stars the amazing Alan Rickman.
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