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Rated: 4/5 • Nov 5, 2002. Aug 29, 2002. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Onoff (Gérard Depardieu) is a once-famous French writer who has remained out of the public eye in recent years, but when ...
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Jul 14, 1995 · Powered by JustWatch. Having made the splendidly entertaining "Cinema Paradiso" in 1988, Giuseppe Tornatore now exhibits his versatility with "A Pure Formality," which is not entertaining at all. This is a grim, relentless, depressing shaggy dog movie with a surprise ending that explains everything - and, therefore, nothing.
May 26, 1995 · The movie was a pure cinema in every sense of the word. I expect the movie to contain a decent story, good actors, a little bit of suspense, a little comedy (not mandatory) and a classic ending. This one provided me with all of these things and more. The movie is really a manifestation of some one's mind.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- 1995-05-26
Running time. 111 minutes. Countries. Italy. France. Language. French. A Pure Formality ( Italian: Una pura formalità) is a 1994 Italian - French drama thriller film co-written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It stars Gérard Depardieu as a reclusive writer and Roman Polanski as a police detective.
- French
- Ennio Morricone
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Giuseppe Tornatore, Pascal Quignard
May 18, 1994 · Putting aside the sentimental charm of his international hit "Cinema Paradiso ," Giuseppe Tornatore turns a corner stylistically in the weird but fascinating "A Pure Formality." Bound to have much ...
Sep 10, 2012 · Time Out says. 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...