The Best Offer

The Best Offer

A master of possession. A crime of obsession.

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Release Date

1/1/2013

Runtime

131 mins

Overview

Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

$13,500,000

Revenue

$19,255,873

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A meticulously composed psychological thriller about desire and deception, where an emotionally guarded art expert's carefully constructed solitude is upended by a woman and a passion that blinds him to the con at his heart.

Mood

RomanticTenseBittersweet

Themes

ObsessionLoveIsolationBetrayalArt and creation

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

FormalistPainterly

Structure

Nonlinear

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