Scent of a Woman (1992)

Regisseur:

Martin Brest

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Giovanni Arpino (novel)
Bo Goldman (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

23. Dezember 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

Col. Frank Slade has a very special plan for the weekend. It involves travel, women, good food, fine wine, the tango, chauffeured limousines and a loaded forty-five. And he's bringing Charlie along for the ride.

Plot:

A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.

Plot Keywords:

Blind | Visually Impaired Person | Blind Driver | Bitterness | Army Life

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

This is a terrific movie!

Besetzung

Al Pacino	...	Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade
Chris O'Donnell	...	Charlie Simms
James Rebhorn	...	Mr. Trask
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Donna
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	George Willis, Jr. (as Philip S. Hoffman)
Richard Venture	...	W.R. Slade
Bradley Whitford	...	Randy
Rochelle Oliver	...	Gretchen
Margaret Eginton	...	Gail
Tom Riis Farrell	...	Garry
Nicholas Sadler	...	Harry Havemeyer
Todd Louiso	...	Trent Potter
Matt Smith	...	Jimmy Jameson
Gene Canfield	...	Manny
Frances Conroy	...	Christine Downes

Alternativ:

Duft der Frauen, Der (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

157 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (DeLuxe)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR

Altersfreigabe:

Brazil:Livre | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-3 | USA:R (certificate #32138) | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Australia:M | Iceland:L | Canada:18 (Ontario - 2006) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | South Korea:15 (video rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba)

Drehorte:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

City Light Films

Dies und das:

Two choreographers, Jerry Mitchell and Paul Pellicoro, guided the dance scene between Donna and Col. Slade.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: The small amount of paint seen inside the balloon above Mr. Trask's car before he pops it, is not consistent with the amount that actually falls on the car.

Dialogzitate:

Lt. Col. Frank Slade: Clear them little bottles off. And when I get off the phone here, call up Hyman and tell him I want it wall to wall with John Daniels.
Charlie Simms: Don't you mean Jack Daniels?
Lt. Col. Frank Slade: He may be Jack to you son, but when you've known him as long as I have... that's a joke.

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Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Adiós muchachos

This is a terrific movie!

Al Pacino (The Godfather, Looking for Richard) won an Oscar for Best Actor for his outstanding performance as Lt. Col. Frank Slade. I have the tape and have watched it a bazillion times. I have seen many other actors playing a blind man but Pacino outwits them all. I have watched it closely just to watch his eyes. He is terrific! Every time we watch the movie we spend at least two days going: "Oo-rah!" I like prep school movies and I have two movies where Chris O'Donnell (Circle of Friends) Charlie Simms is in a prep school. I guess it goes with his type. I like the part of Charlie who is doing the best he can with the weekend he has to face. One of the most difficult things for people is to feel is useless. That is how Lt. Co. Frank Slade feels. He also has a cynicism about life that in a sense is funny because of its irony. He meets Charlie and has everything planned out. The Colonel has extremely good taste. Meeting young Charlie, who is in a very difficult situation, the outspoken Lt. Col. found a reason to live and to feel useful again, even enjoying the smell of the perfume of Charlie's teacher. I did not see the 1974 Italian film "PROFUMO DI DONNA," but would love to see the performance of the late Vittorio Gassman, one of the most well known actor of the Italian Theater and Cinema. My Favorite Scenes: Lt. Col. driving in New York city, dancing tango, and giving a speech before the student body, to clear up Charlie's name. This is a great movie! My Favorite Quotes: Lt. Col. Frank Slade: "Oo-rah!" ..." But there isn't nothing' like the sight of an amputated spirit, there is no prosthetic for that.." "There are two kinds of people in this world, Charlie. The first group are the people that face the music; the second group are those who run for cover. Cover is better."