The Best Offer
| The Best Offer | |
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| Directed by | Giuseppe Tornatore |
| Written by | Giuseppe Tornatore |
| Produced by | Isabella Cocuzza Arturo Paglia |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Fabio Zamarion |
| Edited by | Massimo Quaglia |
| Music by | |
Production companies | Paco Cinematografica Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
| Budget | €13,500,000[1] |
The Best Offer (Italian: La migliore offerta) is a romantic drama film written and directed by Italian Academy Award-winning film director Giuseppe Tornatore. The film stars Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess and Donald Sutherland, while the music score is composed by Ennio Morricone.
Plot
The film tells an unusual love story set in Europe (Trieste, other cities in Northern Italy, Vienna, Prague) in the world of high-end art auctions, luxury hotels and fine restaurants. The story revolves around an elderly, and somewhat eccentric, managing director of an auction house Virgil Oldman (Geoffrey Rush) who intersects with a mysterious young heiress Claire Ibetson (Sylvia Hoeks) whose parents have died and left a sizable collection of art and antiques and an astute young artificer Robert (Jim Sturgess) who aids Virgil in deciphering some odd items found amongst Claire's inheritance. Virgil's poise and prestige is tempered by an ongoing scam where his friend Billy Whistler (Donald Sutherland) aids him in building a secret private collection of master paintings.[2][3][4]
Cast
- Geoffrey Rush: Virgil Oldman
- Jim Sturgess: Robert
- Sylvia Hoeks: Claire Ibetson
- Donald Sutherland: Billy Whistler
- Philip Jackson: Fred
- Dermot Crowley: Lambert
- Liya Kebede : Sarah
- Kiruna Stamell: Nana
Production
The film is produced by Paco Cinematografica with support from the FVG (Friuli Venezia Giulia) Film Fund. The filming process started in Trieste on April 30, 2012. For Tornatore this meant a return to Trieste: it was here he shot La Sconosciuta in 2005, with Xenia Rappoport. Filming took place in a period of five to six weeks in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Vienna and South Tyrol.[5]
References
- ^ "The Best Offer". July 17, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ The Best Offer, Film File, Short Synopsis, The Berlinale. Accessed 19 May 2013
- ^ Deborah Young (1:00 PM PST 1/6/2013). "The Best Offer: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Andrew Pulver (Wednesday 13 February 2013 08.50 EST). "The Best Offer – first look review". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (April 5, 2012). "Tornatore shoots The Best Offer in Trieste". Retrieved November 17, 2012.