The Talented Mr. Ripley

Well, Netflix's quite good Ripley is a good occasion for a mini tribute to Patricia Highsmith's character's big screen past. ! source The most famous metaphor, of course, is that of The Talented Mr. Ripley by Anthony Minghella in 1999 with Matt Damon and Jude Law, but also the one that followed caps after the success of the film, namely Liliana Cavani's Ripley's Game with John Malkovich from 2002. The beginning of c…

Alfred Hitchcock used to say that the best films had to have the strongest villain. Few villains were as strong as Tom Ripley, sociopath that serves as main character in the series of novels by American writer Patricia Highsmith. The first in the series, *The Talented Mr. Ripley*, was adapted to screen four times. The best known adaptation is *Purple Soon*, 1960 French film which turned Alain Delon into star, follow…

Adaptation of a novel by Patricia Highsmith Adaptación de una novela de Patricia Highsmith Yesterday I posted a review of a novel by Patricia Highsmith (_Carol_) and when I mentioned its film adaptation, I remembered another adaptation of a work of hers that I had seen recently and whose review I had not been posted, so it seemed only fair to share it with you today. > Ayer subí la reseña de una novela de Patricia H…