The plot of this film can be summed up in one sentence, that is: an old virgin who is good at identifying fakes is deceived by a gang of beauties who commit crimes and lose both money and money. The audience always maintains the perspective of the male protagonist, and is attracted by the mysterious woman with him, stimulated by the thrill of voyeurism, excited for the belated joy, until it is too late to feel a little strange because everything is going too smoothly. Looking back, the whole scam was actually a conspiracy planned by the only two "friends" of the male protagonist after learning about his habits and hobbies. They rented an old house, filled in some furniture, and let the male owner, who is a professional appraiser, do the valuation, which is the foundation; they kept putting some small parts that could be assembled, which not only attracted his interest, but also gave him the opportunity to accept one of them. The opportunity for the advice of a "friend", this is an opportunity; the real killer is of course the heroine who sees the beginning and the end of the dragon, and the constant abandonment is to keep her appetite, and the tendency of Agoraphobia displayed just causes the same The resonance of the male protagonist who likes to be alone in a secret room, this is the bait. The rest depends on the heroine's adaptability and the timely guidance of the "friend". Peeping will come sooner or later. The first time she shows her face, she gives a glimpse, and the second time she shows her private parts directly. Where has the old virgin seen this battle? As soon as the phone was dropped, it was basically a hook. After that, if you want to refuse and welcome a few more times, and then push the fire a few times, and finally turn the clouds over the rain, you're done. Not for anything else, but for the world famous paintings (all portraits of women) that were removed from the secret room, because they were auctioned off by the male protagonist against professional ethics, and he did not dare to call the police. The old man, who is well versed in the way of "best bid", has made a lifetime of profitable business, but in the end he gave almost everything to this bid for love. The reinvigorated scene at the end of the credits where he sits in a Czech diner and waits for someone seems open to interpretation. You can say that he is obsessed, you can also say that he is infatuated with no regrets. To a certain extent, it is possible to harvest such a heroic love in his later years (the heroine once told him meaningfully in the secret room that no matter what happens in the future, she will love him, it seems to be sincere; and according to The male protagonist's theory, anything that is imitated will eventually affect the imitator), it is not bad for him to be without a partner in his life. This is in line with what his "friend" said: if love is a work of art at auction, the person who bids the highest may reap the greatest love.
The style of this film is mixed, with love, suspense, mystery, and even horror (like the heroine living in an old house, I thought she was going to paint skin and transform several times). It has the temperament of an art film, and has a commercial film packaging. Not superficial, not obscure, except for the overemphasis on the theme of imitation and fake (or fake drama) being a bit blunt. However, the meaning of the final assembled robot is unclear. Does it just imply that the dwarf is the real owner of the house (the film mentions that a dwarf needs to be drilled under the robot to answer the question)? Or show that the mechanic friend is an accomplice (wouldn't that be obvious)?
This film is another masterpiece written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore (IMDB has 7.8), and the soundtrack is still completed by his old partner Ennio Morricone. The cast is international, from Australia (Geoffrey Rush), the Netherlands (Sylvia Hoeks), the UK (Jim Sturgess), Canada (Donald Sutherland), and even Ethiopia, but none from the director's home country of Italy. In the end, Warner invested in the filming, but the box office was not satisfactory.
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