Scent of a Woman
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/assistant to a retired Army lieutenant colonel who is blind, depressed, and irritable.
Plot
Charlie Simms is a scholarship student at Baird, an exclusive New England preparatory school. A woman hires him to watch over her uncle, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, over Thanksgiving weekend. Charlie accepts so he can buy a plane ticket home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas. He discovers Frank to be a highly decorated, blind Vietnam War veteran who has become an alcoholic.
Awards
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| author | Bo Goldman Dino Risi Giovanni Arpino |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Actor |
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Martin Brest |
| editor | Harvey Rosenstock Michael Tronick William Steinkamp |
| events | alcoholism |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | christmas contact lens even ferrari harvard university juggle lieutenant colonel meet morning new england oak room older brother on the road park avenue political science preparatory school retire rush sale scholarship scholarships in the united states set up take advantage tango thanksgiving vietnam war wait waldorf-astoria waldorf astoria new york war veteran young woman |
| musicBy | Thomas Newman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
| producer | Martin Brest |
| productionCompany | City Light Films |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | New Jersey New York City |