The Best Offer
| The Best Offer | |
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Italian theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Giuseppe Tornatore |
| Produced by | Isabella Cocuzza Arturo Paglia |
| Written by | Giuseppe Tornatore |
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| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Fabio Zamarion |
| Edited by | Massimo Quaglia |
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Paco Cinematografica
Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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125 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $20,489,700 |
The Best Offer (Italian: La migliore offerta - entitled Deception in the UK) is a 2013 Italian English-language romantic mystery film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. The film stars Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Sylvia Hoeks, and Donald Sutherland, and the music score is composed by Ennio Morricone.
The film tells a story of love and deceit, set in Europe (Trieste, Bolzano, Fidenza, Rome, Milan, Merano, Vienna, Prague) in the world of ultra high-end art auctions and antiques. The story revolves around Virgil Oldman (Geoffrey Rush), an aging, wealthy, and esteemed, but somewhat standoffish and eccentric, managing director of a preeminent auction house. Oldman is hired by a mysterious young heiress, Claire Ibbetson (Sylvia Hoeks), to auction off the large collection of art and antiques left to her by her parents. Claire always refuses to be seen in person, suffering from severe agoraphobia and never leaving her room. Soon enough Virgil, a life-long bachelor who is able to relate to her reclusiveness, understands that he has fallen in love with her.
An astute young artificer, Robert (Jim Sturgess), aids Oldman in restoring and reassembling some odd mechanical parts that he finds amongst Claire's belongings, while also giving him advice on how to befriend her, and how to deal with his feelings towards her. Oldman's poise and prestige are counterpointed by an ongoing scam whereby his friend Billy Whistler (Donald Sutherland) helps him acquire a large private collection of master portraits worth many millions, by presenting them at auction as the work of other artists. Billy is an aspiring artist himself, but Oldman does not take Billy's work seriously.
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