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The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel.Set in the 1950s, it stars Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, a con artist who is sent from New York City to Italy to convince Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled playboy, to return home – however, after failing, Ripley takes extreme measures.
Highsmith, who died in 1995, wasn't around to offer her opinion on the second cinematic iteration of The Talented Mr. Ripley—with its A-list lineup of Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and ...
Tom Ripley is a young man struggling to make a living in New York City by any and all means, including a series of small-time confidence scams.One day, he is approached by shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf to travel to "Mongibello" (based on the resort town Positano), in Italy, to persuade Greenleaf's errant son, Dickie, to return to the United States and join the family business.
Ripley has typically been regarded as "cultivated", a "dapper sociopath", and an "agreeable and urbane psychopath." [5] In his review of Purple Noon, René Clément's 1960 adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley, film critic Roger Ebert described Ripley as "a committed hedonist, devoted to great comfort, understated taste, and civilized interests ...
Out of all the movies Cate Blanchett has made over the past few decades, The Talented Mr. Ripley stands out as a particularly memorable experience.. The two-time Oscar winner, 55, opened up about ...
The Talented Mr Ripley star Jude Law has shared his thoughts on Netflix’s remake of Patricia Highsmith’s best-selling 1955 novel.. Released on 4 April, the streamer’s Ripley series stars ...
He also received an Adapted Screenplay nomination for The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). His adaptation of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, which he co-wrote and directed, was broadcast posthumously on BBC One (23 March 2008) as a TV movie; watched by 6.3 million viewers.
Modern movie fans likely immediately think of Matt Damon in the title role of 1999’s “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” a lush, sun-soaked Italian fever dream co-starring Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow.