The Talented Mr. Ripley
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 (played by Jude Law), a rich and spoiled playboy, to return home. However, Dickie is not easily swayed, and Ripley becomes dangerously attached to him and his lifestyle. Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, and Philip Seymour Hoffman also appear in supporting roles. This film was released forty years after the adaptation that had been made in 1960, Purple Noon by René Clément with Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet and Marie Laforêt.
Plot
In 1958 New York City, shipbuilding magnate Herbert Greenleaf approaches Tom Ripley, believing Ripley attended Princeton with his son, Dickie. Greenleaf pays Ripley $1,000 to travel to Italy, where Dickie has settled, and persuade him to return to the United States. Taking an ocean liner first-class, Ripley pretends to be Dickie 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