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Perfect Sense

  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Ewan McGregor and Eva Green in Perfect Sense (2011)
A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.
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  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Sci-Fi
A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
60K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,781
288
  • Director
    • David Mackenzie
  • Writer
    • Kim Fupz Aakeson
  • Stars
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Eva Green
    • Lauren Tempany
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Mackenzie
  • Writer
    • Kim Fupz Aakeson
  • Stars
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Eva Green
    • Lauren Tempany
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 155User reviews
    • 172Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    Trailer 2:15
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    Trailer 2:39
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    Photos41

    Ewan McGregor and Eva Green in Perfect Sense (2011)
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    Ewan McGregor and Eva Green in Perfect Sense (2011)
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    Eva Green in Perfect Sense (2011)
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    Stephen Dillane and Eva Green in Perfect Sense (2011)

    Top cast

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    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Michael
    Eva Green
    Eva Green
    • Susan
    Lauren Tempany
    • Girl in Bed
    Connie Nielsen
    Connie Nielsen
    • Jenny
    Denis Lawson
    Denis Lawson
    • Boss
    Stephen Dillane
    Stephen Dillane
    • Stephen Montgomery
    Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh
    • Nurse
    • (as Shabana Bakhsh)
    Caroline Paterson
    • Woman at Hospital
    Malcolm Shields
    Malcolm Shields
    • Patient
    Judith Anne Christie
    • Waitress
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • James
    Richard Mack
    • Apprentice Chef Richard
    Alastair Mackenzie
    Alastair Mackenzie
    • Virologist
    Anamaria Marinca
    Anamaria Marinca
    • Street Performer
    Juliet Cadzow
    • Wife at Grave
    Tam Dean Burn
    • Husband at Grave
    Ferosa Mackenzie
    • Jenny's Daughter
    Luke McKenzie
    Luke McKenzie
    • Jenny's Son
    • Director
      • David Mackenzie
    • Writer
      • Kim Fupz Aakeson
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the scene where Ewan McGregor licks shaving cream off Eva Green in the bath, he's actually licking up white chocolate. The bar of soap that he bites into is also white chocolate.
    • Goofs
      When Stephen is talking to Susan and the Virologist near the beginning of the film, a doctor can be seen running down the stairs behind him towards the floor below. The camera cuts away and then back to Stephen, showing the doctor running back down the stairs again, then after a second cut back, he vanishes.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Susan: [narrating] There was darkness. There is light. There are men and women. There's food. There are restaurants. Disease. There's work. Traffic. The days as we know them, the world as we imagine the world.

    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Perfect Sense (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      No voice was raised
      written by Raymond Raposa
      performed by Castanets
      Courtesy of Asthmatic Kitty
      Licensed courtesy of Domino Publishing Co Ltd (PRS)
      By arrangament with Mixtape Music Ltd
      Score Recorded at Studio Babelsberg by Falko Duczmal
      Mixed by Falko Duczmal & Max Richter
      Score Supervision by Mattias Schneider
      Score Preparation by Dave Foster
      Violin: Elissa Lee, Claudia Ajmone-Marsan
      Viola: Sebastian Krunnies
      Cello: Stefan Heinemeyer, Mok-hyun Gibson-Lane, Max Richter

    User reviews155

    Review
    Top review
    I came here with one sole purpose
    And that is to say that the film's soundtrack by Max Richter is perhaps my favourite soundtrack of any film, ever. Plenty of lovely things have been said about this film already and I only recently rewatched it after several years. But I've kept coming back to Richter's haunting melodies year after year.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 2011 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Sweden
      • Denmark
      • Ireland
    • Official sites
      • IFC Films (United States)
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Sign Languages
    • Also known as
      • The Last Word
    • Filming locations
      • Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • Zentropa Entertainments
      • Scottish Screen
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,959
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,567
      • Feb 5, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $933,352
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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