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The Best Offer (2013)

The Best Offer poster
Original title
La migliore offerta
Directed by
Giuseppe Tornatore
Genre
drama film, psychological thriller, crime film, romance film
Country
Italy
Runtime
2h 04m
Rated
R
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 3,095 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A reclusive art auctioneer meets a young woman who never leaves her home. He becomes drawn into her world while investigating the hidden treasures in her villa.

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What happens

The Best Offer (Italian: La migliore offerta – entitled Deception in the UK) is a 2013 English-language Italian psychological thriller film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. The film stars Geoffrey Rush as Virgil Oldman, a meticulous and reclusive art auctioneer who becomes entangled in a mysterious romantic relationship with an agoraphobic heiress, Claire Ibbetson (Sylvia Hoeks). Jim Sturgess and Donald Sutherland appear in supporting roles. The music score was composed by Ennio Morricone. The film premiered in Italy on 1 January 2013 and received a limited release in the United States a year later. It won six David di Donatello Awards, including Best Film and Best Director, and Morricone received the European Film Award for Best Composer. Critical reception was mixed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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