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1992 Certificate 15
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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

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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 Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Dubbed Czech, French, German, Polish, Spanish
Subtitles DVD: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
Released DVD: 16 Feb 2004
Production year: 1992
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    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.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • This takes its inspiration from an Italian film of 1974, Profumo di donna, and concerns the relationship between Frank... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 18 out of 19 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    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!

      • NickRussell from Surrey, UK
      • Posted 03 Apr 2006 01:21

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Al Pacino at his Best

    This film is very under rated, but it is fantastic. Al Pacino plays a blind ex service man who has lost the will to live and plans to end it all after a weekend on excess in New York. Chris O'Donnell plays the unsuspecting student who is hired to escort him. The contrast between the cynical older guy and the optimistic enthusiasm of youth is so well portrayed and if you didn't know Al Pacino, you would be forgiven for thinking that he is actually blind. I couldn't take my eyes off him the whole film. The tango scene is just sublime.

      • A customer from North West London
      • Posted 08 Oct 2008 10:11

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