loading...
Scent Of A Woman
1992
An army cadet acts as baby-sitter to a mischievous, blind captain on a week-long trip from Turin to Naples. The angry captain, wants no pity, wreaks havoc in every situation, nicknames the cadet Cuccio (Babyfat), and spends the next few days ordering him about, behaving badly in public and making a scene everywhere they go. Read more
| Starring | Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar |
|---|---|
| Director | Martin Brest |
| Genres | Drama |
loading...
Scent Of A Woman
An army cadet acts as baby-sitter to a mischievous, blind captain on a week-long trip from Turin to Naples. The angry captain, wants no pity, wreaks havoc in every situation, nicknames the cadet Cuccio (Babyfat), and spends the next few days ordering him about, behaving badly in public and making a scene everywhere they go.
| Starring | Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Seymour Hoffman |
|---|---|
| Director | Martin Brest |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 29 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | Czech, French, German, Polish, Spanish |
| Subtitles | Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 16 Feb 2004 Production year: 1992 |
| Format | DVD |
-
Critics' reviews (3)
View all -
Somewhat overlooked since Al Pacino's Oscar-winning remake, Dino Risi's twice-nominated adaptation of Giovanni Arpino's novel boasts a similarly show-stopping performance from Vittorio Gassman. He won the best actor prize at Cannes for his portrayal of the blind army captain with a stubborn streak to match his simmering sense of resentment. However, that's where the similarities end, as Gassman journeys from Turin to Naples to enter into a suicide pact with a soldier disfigured in the accident that disabled him. There's sly humour in his relationship with rookie escort Alessandro Momo, but the romantic reunion with Agostina Belli is cringingly sentimental.
-
This takes its inspiration from an Italian film of 1974, Profumo di donna, and concerns the relationship between Frank... read more on Time Out
-
Most helpful member's review
View all -
18 out of 19 people found this review helpful
A Masterpeice
In my book, maybe controversially, Al Pacino's best film. He acts the world off the stage, you can do nothing but believe he is blind. The whole cast of this film are excellent and the direction perfect. There is some strong language in the film, please don't let that put you off. The language used is part of Al Pacino's character and is only used when necessary for the character to express himself. A warm film with a solid story line and memorable moments. A must for any film fan, Al Pacino or not!
-
Most recent members' review
View all -
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Top top film,a must see!
To be totally honest 4 is a bit stingy because it's definately a must watch but it has to be an all time classic to warrant 5 stars in my book.Pacino plays a recently blinded ex-army man who wishes to do one last tour of his fave things and places before he dies.He also decides he needs an aide to carry this out and that is where O'Donnell comes in.A very moving story about friendship and loyalty in the face of fear and authority.You just have to see this!
-
News and features
View all
Blind Loves
- 15 May 2009
“What super power would you have?” someone asks Zuzana in an internet chatroom. “To be invisible,” she replies. “To walk through walls and to read peoples minds…” We get a taste of these wondrous gifts ourselves, courtesy of this beguiling and whimsical observational film by Slovak music video director Juraj Lehotsky. Shot over a five year period, the movie is a documentary which applies some fictional techniques – including some scripted scenes, Read more
-
More like this
View allShowing 1 to 4 of 20
Related user collection
Films that should (and most likely will) make you cry !!! Sad :-( (24)
80% from 2 members
