A Pure Formality

As a fan, a police inspector (Roman Polanski) had no problem recognizing the bedraggled figure that his subordinates hauled in from the vicinity of a crime scene: the reclusive mystery novelist Onoff (Gérard Depardieu), claiming no recollection of the night’s events. The intense interrogation that follows will find both men coming to a most stunning and uncanny truth. Giuseppe Tornatore’s surprising thriller co-stars Sergio Rubini, Nicola Di Pinto, Tano Cimarosa. 111 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles.