The Best Offer

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore

Overview

Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore returns to the helm with this drama centered on a lonely antiques dealer who vies for the heart of a withdrawn heiress with help from his only friend, who teaches him how to gently coax her out of isolation. As far back as he can remember, antiques dealer Virgil Oldman has devoted all of his energy into his work. Now, at 63, Virgil's only acquaintance is a talented young restoration artist named Robert. When Virgil receives a call from a young woman who seeks his assistance in removing some works of art owned by her family, he offers his services and travels to the designated site to assess the situation. Strangely, the girl does not appear to accompany him as agreed. Likewise, she is mysteriously absent as he begins the daunting task of taking inventory, transporting, and restoring the pieces. Over time, her unwillingness to get involved in the process begins to frustrate the detail-oriented Virgil. But his fascination with the elusive girl gradually takes precedence over that frustration. Meanwhile, perceptive Robert seems acutely sympathetic to her paralyzing fear of stepping out into the real world, and begins to advise Virgil on how to help her overcome it. In the process, Virgil is filled with a lust for life that he has never felt before. Geoffrey Rush and Jim Sturgess star in a film featuring an original score by legendary composer Ennio Morricone.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/29/2014
UPC:	0030306935799
Original Release:	2013
Rating:	R
Source:	MPI HOME VIDEO
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:11:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Geoffrey Rush	Virgil Oldman
Jim Sturgess	Robert
Sylvia Hoeks	Claire
Donald Sutherland	Billy
Philip Jackson	Fred
Dermot Crowley	Actor
Maximilian Dirr	Assistente di Virgil
Liya Kebede	Actor
Kiruna Stamell	Actor
Caterina Capodilista	Actor
Gen Seto	Actor
Klaus Tauber	Actor
Laurence Belgrave	Actor
Sean Buchanan	Actor
John Benfield	Actor
Miles Richardson	Actor
James Patrick Conway	Actor
Brigitte Christensen	Actor
Jacqueline Hopkins	Actor
Amanda Walker	Actor
Ann Rita Davies	Actor
Anita Eberwein-Newrkla	Actor
Ami Veevers Chorlton	Actor
Victoria Chapman	Actor
Wolfram Kremer	Actor
Gerry Shanahan	Actor
Katherine Wilson	Actor
David Kevin Fells	Actor
Jay Natelle	Actor
Luke Charles	Actor
Alison Adam	Actor
Melanie Gerren	Actor
Marcus J. Cotterel	Actor
Adrian McCourt	Actor
Vernon Dobtcheff	Actor
Patricia Meglio	Actor
Julian Curry	Actor
Stefano Scherini	Actor
Katie McGovern	Actor
Merlin Ramml	Actor
Andrew Phillips	Actor
Elizabeth Kaye	Actor
Gerhard Haller	Actor
Jun Ichikawa	Actor
Lynn Swanson	Actor
Helen Hutchison	Actor
Margherita Pettarin	Actor
Diana Pegan	Actor
Hannah Britland	Actor
Shelagh Gallivan	Actor
Tara Elise Schlener	Actor
Anton Alexander	Actor
Karel Mika	Actor
Elizabeth Kalton	Actor
Diana Hobel	Actor
Rajeev Luigi Badhan	Actor
Ennio Morricone	Conductor,Composer
Sylvia De Fanti	Armani Store Manager
Marcus J. Cotterell	Oldman Auction Client #1

Technical Credits

Giuseppe Tornatore

Giuseppe Tornatore	Director,Screenwriter
Arturo Paglia	Producer
Isabella Cocuzza	Producer,Director
Guido De Laurentiis	Producer
Enzo Sisti	Producer
Andrea Tavani	Production Manager
Gilberto Martinelli	Sound Mixer,Sound Effects
Franco Salamon	Stunts
Elide Cortesi	Script Supervisor
Pavel Muller	Producer
Paolo Amici	Sound Effects
Italo Cameracanna	Sound Effects
Michele Gualdrini	Sound Effects