Perfume

Wow - this is an unusual piece of television. It is very dark, full of sexualised behaviours which are quite unhealthy. Its almost like a Freudian guide of murder. This dark and convoluted tale should hold you inits grip. It is a piece of art. The acting is superb and for once the actors chosen to represent the adult characters actually resemble them which strengthens the impact of the story line. Most of these characters are pretty awful individuals and the epitome of dysfunction. The cinematography is well done and the dismal winter surroundings bring an added feeling of doom that enhances the story line. This is seriously worth a watch. It is not for those who like fast police shows with lots of action and poor or predictable story-lines, you will need to engage your grey matter with this but it is worth every second.

I also read Suskind's book, and while it is part of the subject line, this is a stand-alone work of art. The writing, acting, and cinematography are all outstanding. Forget the book. This is one of the best series available in the Netflix library.

I have not read the novel Parfum, so I have no way of knowing if it's an attempt at an adaptation. I it doubt since the novel is such an integral part of the plot. Props for atmosphere and acting here. I watched it with subtitles and heard it with English dubbing. At times, the subtitles and dubbing were using rather different ways of saying the same thing. Kind of fascinating. It was a good mystery/crime story and the writers made use of the multi-episodes to gradually reveal a bit more of the mystery. I found it difficult to tell the boys apart when they were younger (exception being Toothless) and couldn't quite figure out who was really Elena's boyfriend back in the day. The writers made good use of flashbacks.

Even though it's dubbed per in English it's surprisingly easy to follow. It's different than anything I've ever seen. Really good!

PARFUM is one of a kind. An excellent example for pure thrill. It is very slow and builds up the story with an unheard level of intensity. What stood out the most was the tragedy in each and every of the characters. All are broken, all lost, all have their own very very dark side and history which is revealed in tiny steps. I found esp the 5th and 6th episode extremely disturbing. Not because of gore and blood, but because of the humanity, their desperate search for love and how locked all characters are in their own life, believe and thinking. I hardly experienced something like that before and recommend this gem to all who look for something dark, sinister and heart wrenching..