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  • Baarìa (2009)
    Review preview for Baarìa

    Distinctly old-fashioned in style as well as substance.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A rambling tale of life in a small Sicilian town during the mid 20th Century.
  • The Best Offer (2013)
    Review preview for The Best Offer

    Tornatore's film makes deft use of cinematic cliché to lead viewers astray.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    An auctioneer becomes obsessed by a reclusive heiress who collects fine art.
  • Cinema Paradiso (1988)
    Review preview for Cinema Paradiso

    Cinema Paradiso is a wonderful film, completely faultless.

    Keith Dudhnath · 5 out of 5
    A story of love of the cinema and love of a woman.
  • The Correspondence (2016)
    Review preview for The Correspondence

    The film plays on its clever concept, forgetting that its audience wants the agony to end and the action to begin.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    A relationship between a woman and her tutor conducted almost entirely in the virtual space, takes an unexpected twist.
  • Malena (2000)
    Review preview for Malena

    Malena is no more real than a poster.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    An adolescent boy stalks beautiful woman in small Sicilian town during the war.

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