Scent of a Woman is a 1992 film which tells the story of a preparatory school (University-preparatory school) student who takes a job as an assistant to an irascible, blind, medically retired Army officer. It stars Al Pacino, Chris ODonnell, James Rebhorn, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Gabrielle Anwar. It is a remake of a movie made by Dino Risi in 1974, Profumo di donna.

The movie was adapted by Bo Goldman from the novel Il buio e il miele (lang-itDarkness 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 (Academy Award for Directing) (lost to Clint Eastwood for Unforgiven), Best Picture (Academy Award for Best Picture) (lost to Unforgiven) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay) (lost to Howards End (Howards End (film))).

The film was also the big winner at the Golden Globe Awards winning three for: Best Adapted Screenplay (Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay), Best Actor (Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama) and Best Motion Picture - Drama (Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama).

Portions of the movie were filmed on location at the Emma Willard School, an all-girls school in Troy (Troy, New York), New York and at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City.