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Scent of a Woman
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- Comedy
- Drama
- 1992
- Martin Brest
- 149 mins
- 15
Summary
Oscar-winning drama starring Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell. Student Charlie Simms doesn't realise what he's let himself in for when he takes on a Thanksgiving holiday job looking after blind Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade. When Frank wishes to indulge in some of his "favourite" things one more time, the reluctant Charlie, with the threat of expulsion hanging over him, is whisked off on an eventful trip to New York.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
David Parkinson
This lengthy melodrama is kept vibrantly alive and out of the clutches of sickly sentimentality by a towering Oscar-winning performance from Al Pacino. He plays the blind ex-soldier who heads for New York to sample life's luxuries over the Thanksgiving weekend. As his unworldly teenage escort, Chris O'Donnell is quietly impressive, but it's Pacino's picture, whether tangoing with Gabrielle Anwar, berating O'Donnell's cowardly schoolmates or barking out his famous "hoo-ha" cough. It's loosely based on Dino Risi's 1974 Italian film of the same name.
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Cast
rolenameLt Col Frank SladeAl PacinoCharlie SimmsChris O'DonnellMr TraskJames RebhornDonnaGabrielle AnwarGeorge Willis JrPhilip Seymour HoffmanWR SladeRichard VentureRandyBradley WhitfordOfficer GoreRon EldardChristine DownesFrances ConroyKaren RossiSally MurphyHarry HavemeyerNicholas SadlerMannyGene CanfieldMrs HunsakerJune Squibb
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rolenameDirectorMartin Brest
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Released on
1993-03-12
Languages
English
Guidance
Swearing.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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