PERFUMANIA
2025·Comedy·1h 25m
7.1
★
In this offbeat and surreal comedy, frustrated playwright Mark becomes addicted to huffing perfume to conjure memories from a previous Italian summer vacation. As he grows increasingly obsessed with chasing the high of the past, his present life unravels.
Directed by Charlotte Ercoli
IMDB
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Cast
Tim Heidecker
Mark
Marta Pozzan
Francesca
Kevin Kline
Perfumer
Julia Fox
Madeleine
Fisher Stevens
Burt
Gina Gershon
Elsie Fisher
Shane Fleming
Michael Townsend Wright
Ice Cream Man
Crew
Andy Street
Original Music Composer
Thimios Bakatakis
Director of Photography
Marta Pozzan
Associate Producer
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
sunshinetype
10.0★ · 02/23/26
a film ab designer poppers, now that’s brat. take notes charli+a24
a film ab designer poppers, now that’s brat. take notes charli+a24
chrissyPRO
9.0★ · 02/17/26
An incredible tale of obsession and unhealthy coping when your life is falling apart. Fior Di Latte resonated with me as a fraghead and professional ruminator. Mark uses the fictional fragrance, Fior Di Latte, as a magic charm to take him back to his Italian vacation, when he felt like he had community and no responsibilities. What starts as somewhat innocent reminiscing turns into obsession. Mark can't live his normal life because his life has become dedicated to this memory of Italy and newfound love that doesn't last.
It's relatable to be stuck in a memory and hope it never ends. Work is hard and relationships are work. What if you could just be in life's honeymoon phase forever? What if it was as simple as smelling some perfume? Both scent and memory are ephemeral, however scent can make a memory temporarily come back strong. Even though scent memory is strong as hell, it's not concrete, and this film also tackles that aspect; a scent memory becoming rancid.
Although I am not as intense as Mark, who roped others into immersing himself in his own memories, I found his obsession with Fior Di Latte to be relatable. I'm very sentimental and try to preserve every good, usually short, memory I've ever had, especially using material things. Occasionally I catch myself doing unintentional compulsive witchcraft. Years ago, I remember fetching a glass of water for a man I was seeing and keeping his glass on my bedside table for days, occasionally drinking the old water, but not letting it run out. Looking back, that's disgusting, but how else was I supposed to keep that memory fresh?
Mark starts to get his shit together by the end of the film. He dumps his giant bottle of Fior Di Latte down the drain and begins to work on the play he promised his producer days ago. His freedom from the past and newfound self-awareness are inspiring. If Mark can get out the rut he was in, so can you.
It's relatable to be stuck in a memory and hope it never ends. Work is hard and relationships are work. What if you could just be in life's honeymoon phase forever? What if it was as simple as smelling some perfume? Both scent and memory are ephemeral, however scent can make a memory temporarily come back strong. Even though scent memory is strong as hell, it's not concrete, and this film also tackles that aspect; a scent memory becoming rancid.
Although I am not as intense as Mark, who roped others into immersing himself in his own memories, I found his obsession with Fior Di Latte to be relatable. I'm very sentimental and try to preserve every good, usually short, memory I've ever had, especially using material things. Occasionally I catch myself doing unintentional compulsive witchcraft. Years ago, I remember fetching a glass of water for a man I was seeing and keeping his glass on my bedside table for days, occasionally drinking the old water, but not letting it run out. Looking back, that's disgusting, but how else was I supposed to keep that memory fresh?
Mark starts to get his shit together by the end of the film. He dumps his giant bottle of Fior Di Latte down the drain and begins to work on the play he promised his producer days ago. His freedom from the past and newfound self-awareness are inspiring. If Mark can get out the rut he was in, so can you.
An incredible tale of obsession and unhealthy coping when your life is falling apart. Fior Di Latte resonated with me as a fraghead and professional ruminator. Mark uses the fictional fragrance, Fior Di Latte, as a magic charm to take him back to his Italian vacation, when he felt like he had community and no responsibilities. What starts as somewhat innocent reminiscing turns into obsession. Mark can't live his normal life because his life has become dedicated to this memory of Italy and newfound love that doesn't last.
It's relatable to be stuck in a memory and hope it never ends. Work is hard and relationships are work. What if you could just be in life's honeymoon phase forever? What if it was as simple as smelling some perfume? Both scent and memory are ephemeral, however scent can make a memory temporarily come back strong. Even though scent memory is strong as hell, it's not concrete, and this film also tackles that aspect; a scent memory becoming rancid.
Although I am not as intense as Mark, who roped others into immersing himself in his own memories, I found his obsession with Fior Di Latte to be relatable. I'm very sentimental and try to preserve every good, usually short, memory I've ever had, especially using material things. Occasionally I catch myself doing unintentional compulsive witchcraft. Years ago, I remember fetching a glass of water for a man I was seeing and keeping his glass on my bedside table for days, occasionally drinking the old water, but not letting it run out. Looking back, that's disgusting, but how else was I supposed to keep that memory fresh?
Mark starts to get his shit together by the end of the film. He dumps his giant bottle of Fior Di Latte down the drain and begins to work on the play he promised his producer days ago. His freedom from the past and newfound self-awareness are inspiring. If Mark can get out the rut he was in, so can you.
It's relatable to be stuck in a memory and hope it never ends. Work is hard and relationships are work. What if you could just be in life's honeymoon phase forever? What if it was as simple as smelling some perfume? Both scent and memory are ephemeral, however scent can make a memory temporarily come back strong. Even though scent memory is strong as hell, it's not concrete, and this film also tackles that aspect; a scent memory becoming rancid.
Although I am not as intense as Mark, who roped others into immersing himself in his own memories, I found his obsession with Fior Di Latte to be relatable. I'm very sentimental and try to preserve every good, usually short, memory I've ever had, especially using material things. Occasionally I catch myself doing unintentional compulsive witchcraft. Years ago, I remember fetching a glass of water for a man I was seeing and keeping his glass on my bedside table for days, occasionally drinking the old water, but not letting it run out. Looking back, that's disgusting, but how else was I supposed to keep that memory fresh?
Mark starts to get his shit together by the end of the film. He dumps his giant bottle of Fior Di Latte down the drain and begins to work on the play he promised his producer days ago. His freedom from the past and newfound self-awareness are inspiring. If Mark can get out the rut he was in, so can you.
Aedan
4.0★ · 02/03/26
Friendship but bad and also most likely produced via nepotism
Friendship but bad and also most likely produced via nepotism
Niv Likwornik
10.0★ · 06/16/25
An amazing addition to the “strange pitiful guy who’s being a tremendous dick to everyone around him but you can’t help but feel a level of sympathy for him” universe.
In all seriousness though, it was funny, sad, awkward, heartbreaking, deep, and so much more. I think it’s an incredibly on-point exploration of nostalgia.
In all seriousness though, it was funny, sad, awkward, heartbreaking, deep, and so much more. I think it’s an incredibly on-point exploration of nostalgia.
An amazing addition to the “strange pitiful guy who’s being a tremendous dick to everyone around him but you can’t help but feel a level of sympathy for him” universe.
In all seriousness though, it was funny, sad, awkward, heartbreaking, deep, and so much more. I think it’s an incredibly on-point exploration of nostalgia.
In all seriousness though, it was funny, sad, awkward, heartbreaking, deep, and so much more. I think it’s an incredibly on-point exploration of nostalgia.
Audrey Harrington
4.1★ · 06/10/25
I say this with all of the love in my heart as a person who loves musicals, but movies like this are the reason why musicals get a bad rap.
I say this with all of the love in my heart as a person who loves musicals, but movies like this are the reason why musicals get a bad rap.