A Pure Formality
Original title: Una pura formalità · Turkish title: Şüpheli
1994 · 1 h 48 min
Directed by 
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe TornatoreCast
Gérard Depardieu 
Roman Polanski
Credits
Written by: Giuseppe Tornatore
Plot
A writer is questioned by a police inspector.
Sinekatalog’s take
Giuseppe Tornatore's chamber thriller pits Gérard Depardieu's writer against Roman Polanski's inspector in a rainy night of questioning. Claustrophobic, dreamlike and theatrical, it has a twist that rewards patience.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (13,822 votes)
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