Disc 1. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer:
Based on the best-selling novel by Patrick Siisking, “Perfume: The tory of a Murderer” is a story of a deadly obsession set in 18th-century france.
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, orphaned as a newborn in the streets of Paris, is alone in the world. A peculiar child who rarely speaks, Grenouille is alienated from others but blessed with a remarkable gift. His sense of smell is so refined, so attuned to every blade of grass and blossoming flower, that it’s tragic when he’s sold into servitude to a tannery at the age of 13 and surrounded by the foul odors that accompany his labor..
Discs 2 & 3. Oliver Twist: 2-Disc Special Edition:
Roman Polanski directs the classic Charles Dickens´ story of a young orphan boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th Century London. Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist (Barney Clark) is forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by the awful Mr. Bumble, who cheats the boys of their meager rations. Desperate yet determined, Oliver makes his escape to the streets of London. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the sinister Fagin (Academy-Award® winner Sir Ben Kingsley) -- the mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets. Oliver´s rescue by the kindly Mr. Brownlow is only the beginning of a series of adventures that lead him to the promise of a better life..