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The Talented Mr. Ripley
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Synopsis
After the Oscar-winning The English Patient, writer/director Anthony Minghella attempted another tricky literary adaptation with The Talented Mr. Ripley, which features heartthrob Matt Damon cast against type as a psychopathic bisexual murderer. Tom Ripley (Damon) is a bright and charismatic sociopath who makes his way in mid-'50s New York City as a men's room attendant and sometimes pianist, though his real skill is in impersonating other people, forging handwriting, and running second-rate scams. After being mistaken for a Princeton student, Tom meets the shipping tycoon father of Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law), who has traveled to the coast of Italy, where he's living a carefree life with his father's money and his beautiful girlfriend, Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow). Dickie's father will pay Ripley 1,000 dollars plus his expenses if he can persuade Dickie to return to America. As Ripley and Dickie become friends, Tom finds himself both attracted to Dickie and envious of his life of pleasure. In time, he decides that he would rather be Dickie Greenleaf than Tom Ripley, so rather than go back to his life of poverty, Ripley impulsively murders Dickie and assumes his identity. The Talented Mr. Ripley was based on the first of a series of novels featuring Tom Ripley written by Patricia Highsmith; the story was previously filmed in 1960 as Purple Noon, with Alain Delon as Ripley. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Matt Damon Tom Ripley
Lisa Eichhorn Emily Greenleaf
Philip Baker Hall Alvin MacCarron
Philip Seymour Hoffman Freddie Miles
Anna Longhi Signora Buffi
Ivano Marescotti Superintendent Verrecchia
Gwyneth Paltrow Marge Sherwood
James Rebhorn Herbert Greenleaf
Celia Weston Aunt Joan
Sergio Rubini Inspector Roverini
Cate Blanchett Meredith Logue
Stefania Rocca Silvania
Jude Law Dickie Greenleaf
Jack Davenport Peter Smith-Kingsley
Rosario Fiorello Fausto
Alessandro Fabrizi Sergeant Baggio

Production Crew

Stefano M. Ortolani Art Director
Steve Andrews Associate Producer
Patricia Highsmith Book Author
David Rubin Casting
Shaila Rubin Casting
John Seale Cinematographer
Paul Zaentz Co-producer
Gabriel Yared Composer (Music Score)
Ann Roth Costume Designer
Gary Jones Costume Designer
Anthony Minghella Director
Walter Murch Editor
Sydney Pollack Executive Producer
Steve Andrews First Assistant Director
Alessandro von Normann Line Producer
Graham Walker Musical Direction/Supervision
Tom Sternberg Producer
William Horberg Producer
Roy Walker Production Designer
Anthony Minghella Screenwriter
Bruno Cesari Set Designer
Pat Jackson Sound Editor
Ivan Sharrock Sound/Sound Designer
John Fenner Supervising Art Director
Year: 1999
Runtime: 139
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for violence, language and brief nudity
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama
Thriller

Color type
Deluxe color

Sound
Dolby Digital/DTS

Produced by
Mirage Enterprises
Miramax
Paramount
Timnick Films

Release
December 25, 1999 (USA)
by Paramount

Awards
1999 - Best Film - British Academy Awards
1999 - Best Film (Drama) - Golden Globe
1999 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1999 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1999 - Best Picture - British Academy of Film and Television
1999 - Best Picture - National Board of Review