Perfume

[Otto]

I've seen Eichinger and Tykwer last night on a talk show. They had not
much to tell about the movie which was relevant. Seems as if Dustin
Hoffman isn't easy to work with, Tykwer was delighted by him and
Eichinger was glad to have had Tykwer . . .

The following reviewer is criticizing that too:

"Dustin Hofman, der sich im Alter zunehmend rampensäuisch am eigenen
Spiel erfreut, verleiht dieser Nebenfigur mit rot geschminkten
Bäckchen und weiß gepudertem Teint etwas Clowneskes, ja
Charlie-Rivel-haftes. (...)"

She claims he plays like a "limelight hog" and clownesque.

But she mostly criticises that Tykwer has no own "images" for the
story and that he is showing Ben Whishaw's nose too much:

"Das Parfum ist das Werk eines beflissenen Illustrators, der den Roman
nicht als Pforte zur eigenen Vorstellungswelt zu nutzen weiß."

"Ein großes Nasentheater"
Tom Tykwer hat Patrick Süskinds Bestseller »Das Parfum« verfilmt. Eine
eigene Bilderwelt hat er aber nicht zu bieten. Von Katja Nicodemus,
DIE ZEIT, 24.08.2006 Nr. 35
http://www.zeit.de/2006/35/Parfum

http://www.parfum.film.de/

2006/9/8, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com>:
> A 15-year wait for the film realisation of Patrick Süskind's best-selling
> novel Perfume ended last night with the Munich premiere of the project which
> many thought would be impossible to recreate on the big screen.
>
> http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1867421,00.html
>