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Tom Ripley is a fictional character in the Ripley series of crime novels by American novelist Patricia Highsmith, as well as several film adaptations. He is a psychopathic career criminal, con artist , and serial killer .
Patricia Highsmith on The Talented Mr Ripley. Ripley is a clever, vicious social climber with a talent for impersonation, who is able to finagle his way into the confidences of the rich.
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.
Patricia Highsmith (born Mary Patricia Plangman; January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) [1] was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories in a career spanning nearly five decades ...
“The other characters that Tom is speaking to are living in their reality, but it’s not necessarily Tom’s reality. So figuring out where everyone’s narratives diverge and intersect — it ...
The new Netflix series “Ripley,” based on the first of author Patricia Highsmith’s five books about Tom Ripley (1955’s “The Talented Mr. Ripley”), is a riveting watch — even if you ...
Ripley, the test mannequin aboard the first International Space Station Dragon 2 space test flight Crew Dragon Demo-1 Ellen Ripley , a fictional character from the Alien sci-fi–horror franchise Tom Ripley , a fictional character in a series of crime novels by Patricia Highsmith and their adaptations
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.