Why scent of a woman

The screenplay is by Bo Goldman " Melvin and Howard " , who is more interested in the people than the plot. Charlie thinks the weekend will be spent in the colonel's grim little cottage, watching the old guy drink and listening to his insults.

The colonel has other ideas - more than Charlie can even begin to guess. He buys them a couple of tickets to New York and announces that they are going to do some partying in the big city.

In particular, he wants to indoctrinate the younger man with his ideas about women and how they are the most wonderful beings in all of God's creation. The colonel's ideas are not Politically Correct. On the other hand, he is not a sexist animal, either; he has an old-fashioned regard for women, mixed with yearning and fascination, and the respect of a gentleman who has lived his life in the military and never known a woman very well. He almost believes he can inhale a woman's scent and tell you all about her - what color her hair is, or her eyes, and whether she has a merry light in her eyes.

All of this is done against a backdrop of very serious drinking, which Charlie looks at with growing alarm. The movie does not make the mistake of making the colonel and the student into pals with instant camaraderie.

Charlie keeps his distance. He is a little afraid of the colonel, and very afraid of what might happen to him. They rent a limousine. They take a suite at the Waldorf. They talk. The colonel lectures. Charlie, who distrusts him, answers politely, remaining guarded. The colonel does not seem to notice. They drink.

They go to a hotel ballroom, where Charlie notices a beautiful young woman Gabrielle Anwar , and the Colonel engages her in conversation and talks her into doing the tango with him. The actors, the screenplay, the dialogues and the lessons.

Click here to join our channel indianexpress and stay updated with the latest headlines. Home Entertainment Hollywood Hollywood Rewind Al Pacino-starrer Scent of a Woman is as charming and piercing as its lead actor Hollywood Rewind Al Pacino-starrer Scent of a Woman is as charming and piercing as its lead actor What makes this film strike a chord with me even after all these years is primarily its performances and a narrative that boasts of ideals we all aspire to--courage, honesty and loving selflessly.

The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards. Tags: Al Pacino Hollywood Rewind. More Entertainment Entertainment Special Ops 1. Charlie is a more guarded young man, and O'Donnell infuses Charlie with a presence that is attentive but never fully surrendered. Slade, on the other hand, seems to embrace only the scent of a woman.

It is a scent he seems resigned to accepting he will never fully possess. He knows he is blind and angry and bitter, but there is something within him that still lives with a tiny light turned on. The early scenes with Slade are challenging as Pacino takes his character over-the-top, then gradually pulls him back in. By the end of "Scent of a Woman," we can grasp who the man is, where he has been, and, quite possibly, where he is going.