The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel of the same name. Set in the 1950s, it stars Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, an underachieving young man that is sent from New York City to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled playboy, and convince him to return home - however, after failing, Ripley takes extreme measures. Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman also appear in supporting roles.
Plot
In 1959 New York City, Tom Ripley is approached by shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf, who believes that he had attended Princeton with his son Dickie, as he is wearing a borrowed Princeton jacket. Greenleaf pays Ripley to travel to Italy, where Dickie has settled, to persuade him to return to the United States. After a first-class voyage aboard the RMS ''Queen Mary'', Ripley pretends to be Dickie in the Italian ocean liner terminal and befriends American socialite Meredith Logue.
Awards
Cast
- Anna Longhi
- Cate Blanchett
- Celia Weston
- Deirdre Lovejoy
- Gianfranco Barra
- Giuseppe Fiorello
- Gretchen Egolf
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Ivano Marescotti
- Jack Davenport
- James Rebhorn
- Jude Law
- Lisa Eichhorn
- Matt Damon
- Philip Baker Hall
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Pietro Ragusa
- Renato Scarpa
- Rosario Fiorello
- Sergio Rubini
- Stefania Rocca