The Best Offer
- Geoffrey Rush: Virgil Oldman
- Jim Sturgess: Robert
- Sylvia Hoeks: Claire Ibbetson
- Donald Sutherland: Billy Whistler
- Philip Jackson: Fred
- Dermot Crowley: Lambert
- Liya Kebede: Sarah
- Kiruna Stamell: Nana
The Best Offer - The highest bid is an Italian film from 2013 by director Giuseppe Tornatore.
Action
The story of love and deception plays in various European cities such as Trieste, Bolzano, Fidenza, Rome, Milan, Merano, Vienna and Prague in the world of art auctions, antiques, rich and beautiful. The focus is on Virgil Oldman, a senior and respected and a little eccentric leader of a auction house and undisputed in terms of the quality of its expertise. The subtle Oldman owns a remarkable private collection. Secured with a steel door is his secret collection of portraits of women, with which all four walls are stocked from floor to ceiling. In really life, however, the relationship to women is very distant.
Oldman is hired by telephone from the rich Claire Ibbetson to auction the inherited art collection of their parents. Talks between the two in the house of the Ibbetson never take place directly, but Claire remains hidden behind a screen while they can watch Oldman through a small hole. Both have their own psychological problems: Claire suffers from agoraphobia, Oldman never pulls his fine leather gloves, the direct contact with the physical world makes him uncomfortable. Although Oldman can not see them, he falls in love with the mysterious woman, in which he believes to recognize a soul mate, and their perfect beauty of the cinema audience knows very well. At the age of 63 years still totally inexperienced in dealing with women, he becomes entangled in an affair that he finally breaks the heart.
Criticism
Martin Schwickert praises in time the thriller " mainly by its complex Plotkonstruktion and the atmospheric density of stylish settings in which the history of art may mitatmen strong [ convinced ] ". Gerhard Midding, the critics of the world, establishes a relationship with Alfred Hitchcock, praises the great acting performance by Geoffrey Rush. Tornatore watched the movie with " old-fashioned panache and visible pleasure in the mysteries which it raises " constructed, but he regrets the meaningless title of the film. For Carsten Baumgardt filmstarts.de of the film is " as if from Antiquariat - highly cultivated and consciously turned against today's viewing habits ," largely pleased by a " loving - perfect facilities [ and ] beguiling string sounds of Ennio Morricone old master " by " effectively set phrases, and timeless themes. "
Awards
Nominations for European Film Award 2013 Best European Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.