The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

Regisseur:

Anthony Minghella

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Patricia Highsmith (novel)
Anthony Minghella (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

25. Dezember 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama | Thriller

Werbezeile:

How far would you go to become someone else.

Plot:

In late 1950's New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Europe to retrieve a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy, named Dickie Greenleaf. But when the errand fails, Ripley kills the playboy and begins to assume his life.

Plot Keywords:

Male Rear Nudity | Obsession | Sex | Bourgeoisie | Tom Ripley

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 52 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

One of the best intellectual thrillers

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley (USA) (complete title)
The Strange Mr. Ripley (USA) (working title)
Talentierte Mr. Ripley, Der (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Länge:

139 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Italienisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Philippines:PG-13 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14+ (Ontario - 2006) | Australia:M (video rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Czech Republic:15 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Anzio, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Firma:

Mirage Enterprises

Dies und das:

Matt Damon lost 30 pounds for his role in the movie.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Marge attacks Tom on the pier, his arms go up to fend her off, then he finger-combs his hair, but in the very next shot his arms are straight at his sides.

Dialogzitate:

Marge Sherwood: I don't believe a single word you've said.
Tom Ripley: You're shivering, Marge. Look at you, Marge. Can I hold you? Will you let me hold you?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in The Talented Mr. Stone (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS

One of the best intellectual thrillers

I was so fascinated by Tom Ripley's character that I watched this movie again and again. There was something about him that I felt sympathetic towards on one hand and gave me the creeps on the other. Sympathetic because in more than one ways he is like you and me. He wants to be rich, he wants approval and he is may be just an opportunist. Creepy because he latches on like a leech, he can't take rejection and though he doesn't plan but once he assumes the identity of someone else he can go to any extent to keep that. Actually one can identify with the character so much that it's almost scary to look inside your dark corners.

Matt Damon played this three-dimensional character so well that I almost became a huge fan of his. Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf, whose identity Tom Ripley steals was very good as well. The movie is shot in Italy, moves at a leisurely speed and is very atmospheric. One of my all time favorite thrillers.