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 and 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. Karen hires him to watch her uncle, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, during Thanksgiving weekend. Charlie accepts so he can buy a plane ticket home to Gresham, Oregon, for Christmas. He meets Frank, a highly decorated, blind Vietnam War veteran who has become a cantankerous and cynical alcoholic.
Awards
Cast
- Al Pacino
- Anh Duong
- Bradley Whitford
- Chris O'Donnell
- David Lansbury
- Divina Cook
- Frances Conroy
- Francie Swift
- Gabrielle Anwar
- Gene Canfield
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- James Rebhorn
- Joseph Palmas
- June Squibb
- Leonard Gaines
- Nicholas Sadler
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Richard Venture
- Rochelle Oliver
- Ron Eldard
- Todd Louiso
- Tom Riis Farrell
- William Beckwith
More details
| 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 lieutenant colonel meet morning new england oak room older brother on the road park avenue political science preparatory school retire rush scholarship scholarships in the united states set up tango thanksgiving vietnam war wait war veteran warn 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 Inferno Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | New Jersey New York City |