Una Pura formalità (A Pure Formality)

Una Pura formalità (A Pure Formality) (1994)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 89% of users liked it
    (1,792 ratings)

The sweet sentimental gauze of director Giuseppe Tornatore's international hit Cinema Paradiso (1988) is nowhere to be found in this dark, Kafkaesque crime thriller that takes place, stage play-style, mostly in the confines of one room. Gerard Depardieu stars as Onoff, a famed author who has become… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 48 min.
Directed By
Giuseppe Tornatore
Written By
Giuseppe Tornatore
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1994 Wide
On DVD
Jan 30, 1996
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Rivetting.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Convincing psychological thriller that challenges us to consider the thin line between fantasy and reality.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • familiar s


    Many say that the movie is underrated, but if it's so, it's reasonable. Most of the public in general won't be able to figure out wtf the whole movie was about (sometimes, even spoon-feeding becomes inevitable.....and that goes for me too). The movie also leaves you… More

  • Arash X


    Well directed & acted & fun to watch but nothing more, The twist doesn't work well & it spoils the film's intensity & seriousness & makes the whole thing a bit ridiculous

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