FAME READS / SCREEN NOTES
Scent of a Woman
Scores
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer82%as of 2026-01-09
- Rotten Tomatoes average7.1/10as of 2021-10-05
- Metacritic57/100as of 2026-01-09
What it is
Scent of a Woman is a 1992 American drama film produced and directed by Martin Brest that tells the story of a preparatory school student who takes a short-term job near Thanksgiving as a companion and assistant to a retired Army lieutenant colonel who is blind, depressed and irritable. The film was adapted by Bo Goldman from the Italian novel Il buio e il miele by Giovanni Arpino.
At a glance
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- English
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