Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman (Film), released 1992 — adapted from Scent of a Woman by Giovanni Arpino.

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

Starring Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Directed by Martin Brest.

Scent of a Woman poster artwork

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