Friday, March 26, 2010

Scent of a Woman movie

Average rating:
  • 1992. USA. 157 minutes.
  • Genre: drama / comedy.
  • Director: Martin Brest

Awards:
  • 1993 - Best Actor - Al Pacino (Golden Globe, Oscar)
  • 1993 - Best Screenplay - Bo Goldman (Golden Globe)
  • 1993 - Best Film (Drama) - (Golden Globe)
  • 1994 - Best Music - Tom Newman (BMI Film & TV Award)

Interesting facts about the film:
  • Al Pacino was visiting a school for blind people to learn all their gestures and behavior in general.
  • Al Pacino also took dance lessons in Manhattan Dance Studio to perform the famous tango with Gabrielle Anwar.
  • The scene where Pacino’s character fell on the street was not planned: it happened by accident.
  • To get Chris O'Donnell burst into tears Al Pacino took him into the next room, and yelled at him.

“Scent of a Woman” became nineteenth movie and seventh Oscar nomination for Al Pacino.
After the release Pacino got the desired statuette. “Scent of a Woman” is one of the greatest comedies. You can download comedy movies from our site!



Plot:
Retired blind colonel lives in a house with his unloved family. He is quite hot-tempered person and nobody can cope with him. Frank likes drinking and thinking about the days of old.


Charlie is a poor student of prestigious college. His friends are the children of rich parents, so he seems like white crow among them. One day Charlie gets into trouble. Accidentally, he sees his friends trying to mean tricks on school director. Finally, he has to make a choice: either to tell everything and save the reputation or to keep silence and leave the school.


To earn some money before Thanksgiving Day Charlie finds a job. He has to look after colonel frank. They can hardly come to terms for the first time, but still Charlie takes this job. Only when he starts working he gets to know about colonel’s plans.

Frank’s decided to visit New-York, enjoy the wealthy life for the last time and then to die. Frank’s life is absolutely uninteresting. All that he loved sank into oblivion. And his desire to die is absolutely evident.
Frank and Charlie start their trip. They spend three crazy days in the best New-York hotel, visit the best restaurants. Charlie gets used to the colonel. Step by step they become friends. When Frank decides to commit a suicide, Charlie saves him.

When friends come back to the native town, Charlie faces his problem again. Now Frank helps him.
“Scent of a Woman” is really great movie: sometimes funny, sometimes said. It teaches us how to live, how to love our lives. Download “Scent of a Woman” movie!

Cast:
  • Al Pacino
  • Chris O'Donnell
  • James Rebhorn
  • Gabrielle Anwar
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Richard Venture Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade
  • Charlie Simms
  • Mr. Trask
  • Donna
  • George Willis, Jr.
  • W.R. Slade

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