Profumo di Donna (Scent of a Woman) (That Female Scent)

Profumo di Donna (Scent of a Woman) (That Female Scent) (1974)

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Before Al Pacino ever picked up a blind man's cane in the 1992 production of Scent of A Woman, Vittorio Gassman played a blind army captain in the 1974 Italian film Profumo di Donna, based on a novel by Giovanni Arpino. The earlier film unquestionably inspired the later one, though they differ… More

R, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
Dino Risi
Written By
Dino Risi, Ruggero Maccari
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 20, 1974 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com

    ... ends with the harsh, introspective whimper of reality, not the bang of Hollywood cliché.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Stefanie C


    Vittorio Gassman is mesmerizing ~ what a gifted actor! A revealing tour through Italy, sometimes seedy. A very human film.

  • Pierluigi P


    Agostina Belli é bellisima, and Vittorio Gassman is outstanding as the cynic, blind ex military teaching things about life and women to the naive Alessandro Momo. Another comedy gem by the notable craftsman Dino Risi.

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