Purple noon Plein soleil

DVD 2012

An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, this film stars Alain Delon as Tom Ripley, a duplicitous American charmer in Rome on a mission to bring his privileged acquaintance Philippe Greenleaf back to the United States; what initially seems a carefree tale of friendship soon morphs into a thrilling saga of seduction, identity theft, and murder. Bonus features include the original English language trailer, an archival in...

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Friendship Drama

Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995. Talented Mr. Ripley Film adaptations

Identity theft Drama

Murder Drama

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

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ISBN:

9781604655278

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: Not rated

Other Title:

Plein soleil [DVD]

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1960
Based on the novel The talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith
Special features: New video interview with Rene Clement scholar Denitza Bautcheva; archival interviews with Alain Delon and novelist Patricia Highsmith; original English trailer; booklet
Music, Nino Rota; director of photography, Henri Decaë; editor, Françoise Javet
Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt
DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital mono
For private home use only
In French with English subtitles

Control Number:

917919

UPC:

715515090216

Other Authors:

Clément, René, 1913-1996
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Delon, Alain, 1935-2024
Gégauff, Paul, 1922-1983
Hakim, Raymond, 1909-1980
Hakim, Robert, 1907-1992
Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995. Talented Mr. Ripley. DVD
Janus Films (Firm)
Laforêt, Marie
Paris Film Production
Paritalia (Firm)
Ronet, Maurice, 1927-1983
Titanus (Firm)

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