But if you are annoyed rather than challenged by films with an elliptical storytelling technique and many characters you would do well to give this one a wide berth. The production design, the editing, and the soundtrack are first class. 'Perfume' is recommended for those who might identify with its setting or its themes. Although this initially seems like poor directing, on reflection it is more authentic than giving Hemingway carefully scripted lines and a smooth delivery. For example, Harris and Mariel Hemingway do a photographer/model photo shoot where his improv is excellent and hers is somewhat lame. With his incredible talent for discerning scents, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) is one of 18th-century Frances finest perfumers. Although 'Perfume' was a scripted film there is considerable improvisation in the performances, with mixed results. Watch Perfume: The Story of a Murderer on DIRECTV. How well the film works for individual viewers will be determined by the identification process, which will naturally be easier for those familiar with the world of high fashion or with other environments where creativity is exploited for profit. Whether we are artists, artisans, robots, or drones each day is one of struggle with external competitors and internal demons. What 'Perfume' has going for it (like Robert Altman's 'Pret a Porter') is success working on two levels, as a glimpse inside the fashion industry and as a metaphorical extension (of what it reveals) to our day-to-day struggle in the competitive world. But promotional misrepresentation, even to this extreme, has no relationship to the quality of the film.

The five biggest parts are played by Rita Wilson, Leslie Munn, Joanne Baron, Jared Harris, and Sorvino, none of whom are even mentioned in the promotional materials. Supermodel Estella Warren is highlighted on the promotional poster but is just window dressing in two scenes. Carmen Electra is given first billing but appears in only one short scene, a wide shot of her talking to Paul Sorvino. First on the agenda is a cautionary statement about the trailer, the DVD cover, and the general promotional campaign. But since everything is relative this comparison may not translate into anything very useful for the prospective viewer. Coming from that perspective 'Perfume' is a lyrical masterpiece, both more ambitious and more successful than those two disasters. But having recently viewed similar fashion industry/magazine films, 'Fashionably LA' and 'The Intern', I am unexpectedly well versed in this narrow sub-genre. Wow, I never expected to find myself in the position of defending a film like 'Perfume' which I only watched because Angela Bettis had a small role.

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