Scent of a Woman (1992 film)
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Scent of a Woman is a 1992 film which tells the story of a preparatory school student who takes a job as an assistant to an irascible, blind, medically retired Army officer. It stars Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. It is a remake of a movie made by Dino Risi in 1974, Profumo di donna, in which Vittorio Gassman played one of his best known roles.
The movie was adapted by Bo Goldman from the novel Il buio e il miele ("Darkness and Honey") by Giovanni Arpino and from the 1974 screenplay for the movie Profumo di donna by Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi. It was directed by Martin Brest.
It won the Academy Award for Best Actor (Al Pacino) and was nominated for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The film was also the big winner at the Golden Globe Awards winning three for: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Picture of the Year.
Portions of the movie were filmed on location at the Emma Willard School, an all-girls school in Troy, N.Y.
