Geoffrey-Rush-and-Jim-Sturgess-in-The-Best-OfferWritten and directed by renowned Italian filmmaker, Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso), The Best Offer is due to be released in Italy on New Year’s Day.

Warner Bros. have released the first international teaser trailer, giving us our first good look at the film, and even without understanding it in its dubbed form, it looks incredibly promising.

The following is a synopsis roughly translated by Chrome’s rather helpful automatic translator:

“Virgil Oldman (Geoffrey Rush) is an eccentric genius, art expert, known and appreciated all over the world. His life runs away from feelings, until a mysterious woman (Sylvia Hoeks) invites him to his villa to make an assessment. It will be the beginning of a relationship that will change for his life forever.”

Geoffrey Rush stars at the head of an excellent cast, joined by Jim Sturgess, Sylvia Hoeks, Donald Sutherland, and Maximilian Dirr.

The Best Offer will be released in Italy by Warner Bros.’ Italian arm on 1st January, 2013. No word yet on when we can look forward to it in the UK or US, but we’re hoping that it won’t be long after, because this certainly looks like a must-see next year. For now, here’s the first international teaser trailer. Enjoy.

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