in the world of high-end art auctions and antiques. an extremely reclusive heiress who collects fine art and he becomes obsessed with her.
18 June 1971, Torino, Italy
13 March 1981, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1 June 1983, Maarheeze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
17 July 1935, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
29 November 1935, Scotland, UK
15 July 1963, London, England, UK
24 February 1933, Hertfordshire, England, UK
5 December 1987, Albania
28 June 1957, Denmark
6 July 1951, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
July 27, 2014
Tornatore lays on the symbolism a bit thickly, and the film's mix of accents offers a distinct whiff of Europudding. You will probably even see some of the twists coming. Yet the film is still terrifically compelling.
January 23, 2014
An uneven but weirdly mesmerizing drama/thriller, Giuseppe Tornatore's "The Best Offer" offers an acting showcase to Geoffrey Rush.
January 17, 2014
Italian writer-director Giuseppe Tornatore... designs beautiful sets around Virgil, who holds the screen in nearly every shot.
January 30, 2014
The movie's an eyeful, though, thanks to the intricate production design and many artworks on display; it's also an earful, thanks to Ennio Morricone's fittingly lush score.
January 09, 2014
The film has several smart twists and surprises up its well-tailored sleeve.
January 14, 2014
When all is revealed in "The Best Offer," the appropriate reaction is that of a frustrated auctioneer: "That's it? That's all you've got?"
January 08, 2014
The clues and themes laid out early on in The Best Offer, which evolve into heavy handedness in their own right, also lay unencumbered paths for obvious twists to come in this limp arthouse thriller.
February 03, 2014
In The Best Offer, director/writer Giuseppe Tornatore feasts at the Hitchcock table.
March 31, 2014
Part of a forger's craft involves not simply duplicating the images but replicating the strokes to be found in the original. Tornatore's film makes deft use of cinematic cliché to lead viewers astray.
January 08, 2014
A sleek art-world caper.
January 24, 2014
"The Best Offer" is at its best when it's decidedly weird.
January 09, 2014
If its destination is patently obvious from the outset, the journey does at least offer scattered pleasures.

