Perfume: The Story of a Murderer was a World and long-term bestsellerwhich has sold more than 20 million copies. The successful film adaptation was made 21 years after the book was published and is running tonight on TV.
Immediately afterwards, you can look forward to another serial killer film based on another book. In Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, the Story of Ted Bundy from the perspective of his partner and is based on their memoirs.
Two serial killer films on TV: Perfume and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
In the perfume, the loner Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw), who has an extraordinary sense of smell, has the vision of a to create perfect fragranceIn 18th century France, he learned the art of perfume making and experimented with all kinds of raw materials whose scent he could preserve. He soon found the perfect basis for his perfume: The bodies of young women.
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Zac Efron as Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
The novel adaptation is followed by the biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile about the charismatic serial killer Ted Bundy (Zac Efron). Single mother Liz Kloepfer (Lily Collins)
falls head over heels in love with the clever law studentTed soon moves in with her and makes the family happiness complete. But the idyll does not last long, because Ted is linked to a kidnapping and arrested. Liz stands by him, but the more dark secrets come to light, the more she has to ask herself whether her great love in truth a psychopath is.
Sympathetic murderers on TV: Jean-Baptiste and Ted Bundy do not fit the serial killer clichés
The perfume was written by the German author Patrick Süskind and is a fictitious work. He portrays Jean-Baptiste as a naive serial killer who in his lostness one can almost feel sorryDirector Tom Tykwer stayed close to the book and has an international cast, such as the German actress Karoline Herfurth and the mega stars Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman. With 135 million US dollars in revenue, Perfume is one of the one of the most successful German films of all time.
Ted Bundy is also a serial killer who does not fit the classic clichés. charismatic intellectual There had been numerous protests against his conviction during his trial, as women in particular were of the opinion that such a likeable man could not at least 30 women murdered have.
For years, his girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall was also deceived by him. She tells how she learned the truth and had to deal with it in her memoirs The Phantom Prince. My Life with Ted BundyThe focus of the film is on Bundy’s manipulation techniques and refrains from depicting explicit physical violence.
When will the two exciting serial killer films be shown on TV?
The launch will be given by Das Parfum on today Sunday, 23 June 2024 at 20:15 on Sat.1. Immediately following is Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile at 23:15. The repeat will also be shown in a double pack. The German thriller will be broadcast on the night of June 24, 2024 at 1:20 a.m. and Ted Bundy will show his horror at 3:45 a.m. Regardless of the TV schedule, you can stream both films on Netflix with a subscription.