Scent of a woman

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Title:

Scent of a woman

Uniform Title:

Scent of a woman (Motion picture)

ISBN:

9780783226842

Publication Information:

Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, [1998]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (157 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Originally released as motion picture in 1992.

Subject Term:

Older blind people -- Drama.

Blind -- Drama.

Suicidal behavior -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Added Author:

Pacino, Al, 1940-

O'Donnell, Chris

Anwar, Gabrielle,

Summary:

Hoping to earn extra money, an innocent and reserved scholarship student at an exclusive prep school agrees to look after a blind, retired Lieutenant Colonel, who takes him off for a wild weekend in New York City.

System Details:

DVD, DOLBY DIGITAL, DOLBY SURROUND.

Language Note:

ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND FRENCH AUDIO TRACKS ; CAPTIONS/SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

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An egocentric yet tortured former military officer refuses to let blindness prevent him from enjoying life to the fullest, even as he secretly contemplates suicide. A sensitive college student learns to bond with the irascible colonel.

Summary

Driven by an extravagant, tour-de-force performance by Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman is the story of Frank Slade (Pacino), a blind, retired army colonel who hires Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell), a poor college student on the verge of expulsion, to take care of him over Thanksgiving weekend. At the beginning of the weekend, Frank takes Charlie to New York, where he reveals to the student that he intends to visit his family, have a few terrific meals, sleep with a beautiful woman and, finally, commit suicide. The film follows the mis-matched pair over the course of the weekend, as they learn about life through their series of adventures. Though the story is a little contrived and predictable, it pulls all the right strings, thanks to O'Donnell's sympathetic supporting role and Pacino's powerful lead performance, for which he won his first Academy Award. Scent of a Woman is based on the 1975 Italian film Profumo Di Donna. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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