Great movie with Geoffrey Rush. He is an actor that stands above many others. I would have written the ending differently but this is still a film that is worthwhile watching. Streaming on Netflix.From Other Reviews:
Virgil Oldman is a solitary, cultured man whose reluctance to engage with others, especially women, is matched only by the dogged obsessiveness with which he practices his profession of antiques dealer. He's never been close to another human being, not even Robert, his only friend - a young, skillful restorer of mechanical devices from every era. The day he turns sixty-three, Virgil receives a phone call from a young woman who asks him to handle the disposal of some family works of art. But when the time comes for his first site visit, the girl fails to appear, nor, for various reasons, is she present for the taking of the inventory or for the transportation and restoration of the pieces. More than once Virgil is tempted to bow out of what appears to be nothing but a bothersome mess, but on each occasion, the mysterious young woman, locked in her own obsessional world, convinces him to continue.
Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso) wrote and directed this film, which takes place in the present but feels like a 19th-century gothic novel. A cold-hearted art auctioneer (Geoffrey Rush) agrees to value the collection of a recently deceased wealthy couple, whose agoraphobic daughter hasn’t left the family estate in years and refuses to show herself to strangers. The movie's an eyeful, though, thanks to the intricate production design and many artworks on display; it's also an earful, thanks to Ennio Morricone's fittingly lush score. With Donald Sutherland and Jim Sturgess.
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