Inspiration for the The Crazy Noses’s new work. Fantômas (French:[fɑ̃tomas]) is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11 volumes written by Allain alone after Souvestre's death. The character was also the basis of various film, television, and comic book adaptations.
In the history of crime fiction, he represents a transition from Gothic novel villains of the 19th century to modern-day serial killers. The popular depiction of Fantômas as wearing a blue mask, black gloves, and using technological devices did not originate in the novels, but is a result of the popularity of the trilogy of Fantômas movies directed by André Hunebelle in the 1960s.
The trilogy, which started in 1964 with Fantômas, departed considerably from the novels by giving the story a more comedic tone as preceded by the first two Pink Panther films, and by making Fantômas (played byJean Marais) more of a James Bond enemy by likewise borrowing from the first two Bond films.
Despite these discrepancies, the blue-masked Fantômas is arguably the one that is most easily remembered.
Fantômas is a criminal genius, ruthless and particularly elusive. As described by Schütt (2003) in her analysis of French crime fiction literature, Fantômas is the cause of almost any unsolved crime, a merciless criminal who can get away with his evil deeds by impersonating pretty much anyone. He is obsessively chased by Inspector Juve, who is generally the only one able to see Fantômas's tracks.
Fantômas was introduced a few years after Arsène Lupin, another well-known thief. But whereas Lupin draws the line at murder, Fantômas has no such qualms and is shown as a sociopath who enjoys killing in a sadistic fashion. He is totally ruthless, shows no mercy, and is loyal to none, not even his own children. He is a master of disguise, always appearing under an assumed identity, often that of a person whom he has murdered.
Fantômas makes use of bizarre and improbable techniques in his crimes, such as plague-infestedrats, giant snakes, and rooms that fill with sand.
As with all Nasomatto fragrances, the whole packaging is made in Italy.
30ml
Brand: NASOMATTO
Perfumer: Alessandro Gualtieri
Year of launch: 2020
FANTOMAS
