Search results
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel of the same name.
The Talented Mr. Ripley: Directed by Anthony Minghella. With Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett. In late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy.
Dec 25, 1999 · Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
The Talented Mr. Ripley, her first Ripley novel, published in 1955, shows Ripley in the process of inventing himself and finding his life's work. He was a poor man who wanted to be a rich man, an unknown man who wanted not to be famous but simply to be someone else.
Though trusted by Dickie's father, Ripley is disquieted when Mr. Greenleaf hires American private detective Alvin MacCarron to investigate Dickie's disappearance. Marge suspects Ripley's involvement in Dickie's death and confronts him after finding Dickie's rings in Ripley's bathroom.
In late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes ...
People also ask
Who was Ripley in the Talented Mr?
Is 'the Talented Mr Ripley' a good movie?
Who is Tom Ripley?
Is the Talented Mr Ripley based on a true story?
Tom Ripley ( Matt Damon) is a young schemer in 1950s New York with talents for things like impersonating people and forging signatures. A rich businessman named Herbert Greenleaf hires Tom to go off to Europe to fetch home Herbert's wastrel son Dickie ( Jude Law ).
