It took exactly a year from its original Italian release (as "La migliore offerta") for Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore's latest feature to arrive at a few New York City venues on New Year's Day. He is, of course, best known as the creator of "Cinema Paradiso," the enchanting tale of a boy's friendship with an aging movie theater projectionist.

That 1988 film, the winner of many well-deserved awards, had a 15-month lag between Italian and U.S. release, so perhaps the new film's distributor thinks it may be worth the wait to reap the rewards again. While "The Best Offer" has already won six David di Donatello awards in its native country, is it a worthwhile English-language film (shot mostly in Italy, with hints of Vienna and Prague) to seek out in America?

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