Product Details

• Actors: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Richard Bohringer, Corinne Marchand, Claude Aufaure, Hippolyte Girardot
• Directors: Patrice Leconte
• Producers: Le Parfum d'Yvonne ( The Scent of Yvonne ) ( Yvonne's Perfume ), Le Parfum d'Yvonne, The Scent of Yvonne, Yvonne's Perfume
• Format: Import, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000F5EH0O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #394,445 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, SYNOPSIS: In this romantic French drama, an older man remembers a meaningful summer romance he had in 1958. It begins as Victor is seen staring into the flames of an apparent bonfire. He is remembering the day he met Yvonne in the luxurious lobby of a Swiss hotel on Lake Geneva. They encounter Dr. Meinthe, the cultured but flagrantly gay medico who provides some form of service for the Algerian war. Together, the threesome revel in a relaxing time all the while, poking fun at the elegant folk around them. ...Le Parfum d'Yvonne ( The Scent of Yvonne ) ( Yvonne's Perfume )

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A rare misfire from Leconte, July 1, 2007

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Trevor Willsmer (London, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Le Parfum d'Yvonne ( The Scent of Yvonne ) ( Yvonne's Perfume ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ] (DVD)

Le Parfum d'Yvonne is a rare misfire from Patrice Leconte that doesn't really work on any level. The main problem with this remembrance of love lost is the casting: Jean-Pierre Marielle is fine as the archetypal ageing queen and matchmaker-cum-chaperone, but neither Hippolyte Girardot or Sandra Majani bring much to the lovers, leaving us with fragments of a vague relationship between two people we don't care about. Not painful, but lacking purpose and capped off with an absurd ending that seems to be there simply to give the film an exclamation point.

Second Sight's PAL UK DVD has no extras but does offera good subtitled transfer in the film's original 2.35:1 ratio.