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Bookmark this pageA Pure Formality (1993)
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
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From Time Out Film Guide
Essentially a stagey two-hander in which, in a strangely sinister, seemingly timeless police station, inspector Polanski interrogates the partly amnesiac Depardieu, who claims he's a famous author but who may in fact be responsible for a murder committed near the novelist's home. Emphatically metaphorical and full of thumpingly obvious symbolism, Tornatore's film depends heavily on the two leads for effect - Polanski's sly, shrewd performance outshines Depardieu's broader turn - but even they can't distract from the ludicrous contrivance of the film's threadbare central conceit.Author: GA
User reviews of this film
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- 1Cdnlady said...
- Posted on Oct 25 2009 22:12 This movie would is likely beyond the linear thinkers among us - too "out there". It is all about perception, misperceptions, tricks of the mind, and the essential mystery that life can be. I found it gripping and sometimes a little terrifying. Not to everyone's taste, certainly, but I saw it over 10 yrs ago and it is still alive to me in 2009.
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- Terry Montelibano said...
- Posted on Mar 28 2008 07:10 On the contrary, I was completely taken aback at the conclusion of this film; the story elements were a complete mystery the first time I saw it and found great comfort in its ending. A spiritual experience.
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Cast & crew
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Producer: Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Roman Polanski, Sergio Rubini, Nicola di Pinto full cast
Duration: 108 mins
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