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Jonathan Zimmermann, a picture framer in Hamburg is diagnosed as having leukemia. Ripley, an American art dealer who deals in forgeries, uses this fact to arrange for a mob associate of his to recruit Zimmermann as a hit man. Zimmermann agrees to this to ensure his family's financial future. Zimmermann descends into a nightmare world of deceit ...
Dennis Hopper stars as Patricia Highsmith's dastardly Ripley (THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, RIPLEY'S GAME) in Wim Wenders' THE AMERICAN FRIEND. At an exhibition in Hamburg, Ripley's immoral machinations are set off when leukemic picture-framer Zimmerman declines to shake his hand. In retribution, he arranges for Zimmerman to carry out a hit, and the dying man spirals out of control in a pan-European ...
American Friend, The (1977) -- (Movie Clip) The Blue's Not Right Bruno Ganz as the Hamburg picture framer Jonathan, with Winter (the American singer David Blue) bidding, and Dennis Hopper quietly as the forgery purveyor (Patricia Highsmith’s “Tom Ripley”), Rudolf Schündler the owner of the house, Stefan Lennert the auctioneer and Lisa Kreuzer as the clerk, Jonathan’s wife, a finely ...
Review by Rakesh Joshi ★★★★★. A brilliant and engaging crime film by Wim Wenders. A picture framer named Jonathan gets involved in a criminal affair after a rumour spreads that he's not going to live long due to his illness (leukemia). A person making a living on art , who has a good understanding of art , gets involved in crime.
Der amerikanische Freund. Directed by. Wim Wenders. West Germany, France, 1977. Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery. 127. Synopsis. Jonathan Zimmerman, a picture framer who suffers from a fatal disease, crosses paths with Tom Ripley, who trafficks forged artworks. Drawn into an underworld of shady gangsters, Zimmerman is tempted to commit murder ...
Feb 12, 2016 · “The American Friend” is dedicated to the founder of the French Cinémathèque, Henri Langlois. Two notable Hollywood exiles, Nicholas Ray and Samuel Fuller, get flashy cameos.
Jan 22, 2016 · Criterion’s 1080p transfer of the recent 4k digital restoration of The American Friend handily trumps the now-ancient Anchor Bay DVD from 2003. The celluloid texture of the film is of immediate note, as is the more accurate color palette, softer yet richer in translating Robby Müller’s neon-lit interiors. For their part, the outdoor ...
