Scent of a Woman (1992)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.7/10   

Director:

Martin Brest

Escritores (WGA):

Giovanni Arpino (novel)
Bo Goldman (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

23 diciembre 1992 (USA)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

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 | Colonel | New York City | Ex Military | Prep School

Premios:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Al Pacino is excellent in this otherwise unremarkable film

Reparto

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

También conocida como:

Perfume de mujer (Argentina) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Esencia de mujer (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Duración:

157 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR

Clasificación:

Australia:M | Canada:18 (Ontario - 2006) | Iceland:L | Canada:G (Quebec) | Brazil:Livre | USA:R (certificate #32138) | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Finland:K-3 | New Zealand:PG | 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)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

City Light Films

Trivialidades:

Nearly all of the hotel scenes were shot at night to avoid disrupting hotel business.

Errores:

Errores Reales: Several times during the movie, Slade handles what is supposed to be his U.S. Army issue M1911A1 .45 caliber pistol. But the pistol has a bright blued finish, white highlighted sights, and wood grips with a medallion. These features identify it as a civilian copy of the M1911A1.

Citas:

Lt. Col. Frank Slade: Don't shrug, imbecile. I'm blind. Save your body language for the bimbi.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Seinfeld: The Soup Nazi (#7.6)" (1995)

Banda de Sonido:

La Violetera

Al Pacino is excellent in this otherwise unremarkable film

For the most part, "Scent of a Woman" is standard Hollywood fare, featuring a "heartwarming" and "uplifting" story about personal growth, the strength of friendship, and the discovery that life really isn't so bad after all. The plot involves a young student (Chris O'Donnell), who agrees to watch over a blind and embittered ex-colonel (Al Pacino) for Thanksgiving weekend. He then goes on to teach the older man a few lessons about life, while learning just as much himself. If this sort of relationship sounds familiar, it is because it has been the subject of countless other films (think "Finding Forrester," for instance). "Scent of a Woman" is at least partially redeemed by the presence a few memorable moments, such as the scenes involving the Tango and the Ferrari.

What really sets this film apart, though, is Al Pacino's brilliant performance. Although he tends to overact on occasion (as in some of his other post-1970s films, such as "Scarface"), he still manages to reveal the complexities of his character in a way that no other actor could have managed. While Chris O'Donnell and James Rebhorn are fine in their roles, it is Al Pacino who gives us a reason to watch this otherwise unremarkable film.