--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > I recommend, as one of the best films of the year, > > a very, very, very, *very* strange but hauntingly > > beautiful film called "Perfume: The Story of a > > Murderer." One of the most sensual films ever made, > > fascinated with one sense in particular -- smell -- > > and the relationship between that sense and emotion > > and the ability to enslave the minds of men. The > > director is Tom Tykwer, of "Run Lola Run" and > > "The Princess and the Warrior." > > I've seen it reviewed on "Ebert and Roper" but I don't > think it has made it to the Bay Area yet. I also recommend > "The Illusionist" which was released on DVD here recently > and is VERY tantric.
I've seen it, and I agree. So is "Perfume." Both period pieces characterized by extraordinary cinematography. "The Illusionist" got an Oscar nod for its photography. "Perfume" is like "Dexter" on acid, set in 18th-century France.
