The Best Offer movie plot
2022-04-22 06:01
Virgil Oldman () is the owner of a top art auction house, and his eccentric, defiant. He meticulously dyed his hair gray, and always wore gloves. For customers and subordinates, Virgil is a respectable and fearful person. With his veteran experience and superb appreciation, any fake or neglected work can't escape his eye-catching Venus. Behind his luxurious cloakroom full of gloves, there is a mysterious collection room, and the walls are covered with portraits of ladies from masters of various periods. Billy () is also a work of art industry old fox, he and Virgil through the black-box operation, often beyond the price lower than the actual price of the buy some precious works of art.
Virgil received a call from an heiress and went to an ancient house in a small city in the north of The Republic of Italy to evaluate the paintings there. He Iberian female patrons Lyle Patterson (at first very offensive), after he was attracted to. This female customer suffers from agoraphobia and is afraid to face the crowd. Virgil came to visit her on a regular basis, and bought several paintings to antique dealers from the UK young Robert () there. Virgil also got a lot of advice from Robert on love and how to pursue Claire. Oldman, who was only interested in women in portraits, was dazzled by love. However, does his ability to arouse pride in appreciation also apply to women in reality? And human emotions, like works of art, may be imitations of "fake"?
Extended Reading
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Claire: I'm not in the habit of speaking to people very much.
Virgil Oldman: Believe me, that's considerable stroke of good fortune. Talking to people is extremely perilous. However, it was you who made the call, so you're running the risk.
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Robert: [his voice through the robot] There is always something authentic concealed in every forgery. I couldn't agree more. That's why I'll miss you, Mr. Oldman.