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The Talented Mr Ripley is the third big-screen Ripley adaptation, following Purple Noon (1960) and The American Friend (1977). It was followed by Ripley's Game (2002) and Ripley Under Ground (2005), but none of the films form an official series.
Apr 10, 2024 · The second adaptation of Highsmith’s novel of the same name, “Ripley’s Game,” follows Tom Ripley, now living happily with his girlfriend at a villa with Veneto. A visit from an old associate of the Berlin underworld pulls Ripley back into a life of crime when he is asked to kill a rival.
The novel introduced the character of con man Tom Ripley, whom Highsmith wrote about in four subsequent books. Its numerous film and television adaptations include Purple Noon (1960), starring Alain Delon, The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), starring Matt Damon, and the 2024 series Ripley, starring Andrew Scott .
- Patricia Highsmith
- 1955
Jul 20, 2020 · He’s intelligent- a sociopath. It is hard not to bring about comparisons of another Highsmith novel adaptation – Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951) and the previous adaptation of this particular novel, 1960’s Purple Noon from René Clément. On the train profile/Agnes Varda/Bergman shot.
Dec 25, 1999 · The Talented Mr. Ripley: Directed by Anthony Minghella. With Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett. In late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Anthony Minghella
- 1999-12-25
Apr 4, 2024 · Adapted from the third book in Patricia Highsmith’s series, Ripley’s Game sees a Berlin-based Ripley having to deal with one of his cheating art forgery partners. This goes south and ends...
Dennis Hopper took up the role of Ripley in The American Friend, German auteur Wim Wenders's neo-noir take on the third novel in the series (Ripley's Game). The same book was adapted for film a ...
