The best offer (2013)

The movie was breath taking when I watched it to the end. The left emotion I have is an endless empathy for Virgil. He was cheated by all people around him, perhaps the ones he ever met since the start of his career till now, the ones he trusted the most. 

He trusted Billy for every painting at the auction, for that Billy can offer the advanced price above everybody else and pay with Virgil's money to bring the painting in the secret collection of Virgil. He trusted Robert because Robert has helped him to judge many antique, very antique things, including the wheels in the "house" of Claire. Robert is "trustworthy and sweet young man" of Virgil (I got this from cold words when Virgil's angry at Robert's womanizing). He trusted Claire for everything she gave him was so gentle, so soft, so sweet, so beautiful that he can never imagine in his lonely life. He witnessed (or thought he has witnessed) nearly every step of Claire out of her locked world, and he believed she did all just because of Virgil. He was touched by her care, her voice, her beauty, her Love. How come the love she gave him is fake? How come she cheated on him for the priceless collection of him? She was so loyal to him. Every word she said just melt his heart. This is the first love he has, also the first love she has. She is his from body to soul. How come that love is fake? 

Virgil hurries to Claire to give her flowers...

Their first dating meal

He wasn't able to believe that he was cheated by her even at the end of the movie. He continued to live with memories about the night they're on bed. He moved to London and sit alone in the cafe she once told him she loved the most. When the waiter asked him: "are you on your own?" He said: "No, Im waiting for someone." He still waited for Claire, hoped that she will come back to him, hope that she loves him by her heart. That love was so beautiful to Mr Oldman...

I just can say: Poor him...

Billy Whistler: Emotions are like work of art. They can be forged they seem just like the original but they are forgery.

Virgil Oldman: Forgery.

Billy Whistler: Everything can be fake Virgil: joy, pain, hate, illness, recovery... even love.

These words are a warning from Billy to Virgil, but anyone in love is BLIND. They can not see the irrational in the rational of their minds. And the "work of art" in Billy's quote also get echo from the famous quote of Virgil himself:

Claire: In an old article of yours I found on the internet, you said: There's something authentic in every forgery. What did you mean? 

Virgil Oldman: When simulating another's work the forger can't resist the temptation to put in something of himself. Often it's just a trifle, a detail of no interest. One unsuspected stroke, by which the forger inevitably ends up betraying himself, and revealing his own utterly authentic sensibilities. 

A great echo in The best offer. I was haunted by not only the excellent plan of Robert, Claire and Billy, but also the remaining feelings they left for Virgil. His heart was torn up...

The last scene of the movie, when Virgil was in the cafe waiting for "someone"