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Perfume

1991 · 108 min

A grounded, character-driven drama about friendship and ambition, with a steady pace and a bittersweet emotional pull.

Tagline
They've Got Brains for Business. & Bodies for Sin
Overview
The triumphs and tragedies of five childhood friends whose ambitions and talents have converged to produce the cosmetics industry's hottest fragrance, Sassy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Roland S. Jefferson
Written by
Roland S. Jefferson
Starring
Kathleen Bradley, Cheryl Francis Harrington, Shy Jefferson, Lynn Marlin, Don Mitchell, Felton Perry
Runtime
108 min
Languages
English

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