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ThrillerCrimeDrama

The Talented Mr. Ripley

- How far would you go to become someone else.

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. 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.

Release Date : 1999-12-25

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Mirage EnterprisesTimnick Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Strange Mr. Ripley

Cast

Matt Damon

Character Name : Tom Ripley

Original Name : Matt Damon

Gender : Male

Gwyneth Paltrow

Character Name : Marge Sherwood

Original Name : Gwyneth Paltrow

Gender : Female

Jude Law

Character Name : Dickie Greenleaf

Original Name : Jude Law

Gender : Male

Cate Blanchett

Character Name : Meredith Logue

Original Name : Cate Blanchett

Gender : Female

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Character Name : Freddie Miles

Original Name : Philip Seymour Hoffman

Gender : Male

Jack Davenport

Character Name : Peter Smith-Kingsley

Original Name : Jack Davenport

Gender : Male

James Rebhorn

Character Name : Herbert Greenleaf

Original Name : James Rebhorn

Gender : Male

Sergio Rubini

Character Name : Inspector Roverini

Original Name : Sergio Rubini

Gender : Male

Philip Baker Hall

Character Name : Alvin MacCarron

Original Name : Philip Baker Hall

Gender : Male

Celia Weston

Character Name : Aunt Joan

Original Name : Celia Weston

Gender : Female

Fiorello

Character Name : Fausto

Original Name : Rosario Fiorello

Gender : Male

Stefania Rocca

Character Name : Silvana

Original Name : Stefania Rocca

Gender : Female

Ivano Marescotti

Character Name : Colonnello Verrecchia

Original Name : Ivano Marescotti

Gender : Male

Anna Longhi

Character Name : Signora Buffi

Original Name : Anna Longhi

Gender : Female

Alessandro Fabrizi

Character Name : Sergeant Baggio

Original Name : Alessandro Fabrizi

Gender : Male

Lisa Eichhorn

Character Name : Emily Greenleaf

Original Name : Lisa Eichhorn

Gender : Female

Gretchen Egolf

Character Name : Fran

Original Name : Gretchen Egolf

Gender : Female

Jack Willis

Character Name : Greenleaf Chaffeur

Original Name : Jack Willis

Gender : Male

Frederick Alexander Bosche

Character Name : Fran's Boyfriend

Original Name : Frederick Alexander Bosche

Gender : Male

Dario Bergesio

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Dario Bergesio

Gender : Male

Larry Kaplan

Character Name : Uncle Ted

Original Name : Larry Kaplan

Gender : Male

Claire Hardwick

Character Name : Gucci Assistant

Original Name : Claire Hardwick

Gender : Female

Antonio Prester

Character Name : American Express Clerk

Original Name : Antonio Prester

Gender : Male

Lorenzo Mancuso

Character Name : Bus Driver

Original Name : Lorenzo Mancuso

Gender : Male

Onofrio Mancuso

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Onofrio Mancuso

Gender : Male

Massimo Reale

Character Name : Immigration Officer

Original Name : Massimo Reale

Gender : Male

Emanuele Carucci Viterbi

Character Name : American Express Clerk

Original Name : Emanuele Carucci Viterbi

Gender : Male

Caterina Deregibus

Character Name : Dahlia

Original Name : Caterina Deregibus

Gender : Female

Silvana Bosi

Character Name : Ermelinda

Original Name : Silvana Bosi

Gender : Female

Gianfranco Barra

Character Name : Desk Manager Aldo

Original Name : Gianfranco Barra

Gender : Male

Renato Scarpa

Character Name : Tailor

Original Name : Renato Scarpa

Gender : Male

Deirdre Lovejoy

Character Name : Fighting Neighbor

Original Name : Deirdre Lovejoy

Gender : Female

Brian Tarantina

Character Name : Fighting Neighbor

Original Name : Brian Tarantina

Gender : Male

Guy Barker

Character Name : Trumpet (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Original Name : Guy Barker

Gender : Male

Bernardo Sassetti

Character Name : Piano (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Original Name : Bernardo Sassetti

Gender : Male

Perico Sambeat

Character Name : Alto Sax (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Original Name : Perico Sambeat

Gender : Male

Gene Calderazzo

Character Name : Drums (Napoli Jazz Septet) mer

Original Name : Gene Calderazzo

Gender : Male

Joseph Lepore

Character Name : Double Bass (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Original Name : Joseph Lepore

Gender : Male

Rosario Giuliuni

Character Name : Tenor Sax (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Original Name : Rosario Giuliuni

Gender : Male

Eddy Palerno

Character Name : Electric Guitar (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Original Name : Eddy Palerno

Gender : Male

Byron Wallen

Character Name : Cornet (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Original Name : Byron Wallen

Gender : Male

Pete King

Character Name : Alto Sax (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Original Name : Pete King

Gender : Male

Clark Tracey

Character Name : Drums (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Original Name : Clark Tracey

Gender : Male

Jean Toussaint

Character Name : Tenor Sax (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Original Name : Jean Toussaint

Gender : Male

Geoff Gascoyne

Character Name : Bass (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Original Name : Geoff Gascoyne

Gender : Male

Carlo Negroni

Character Name : Piano (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Original Name : Carlo Negroni

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Fiorello

Character Name : Silvana's Fiancé

Original Name : Giuseppe Fiorello

Gender : Male

Marco Quaglia

Character Name : Silvana's Brother

Original Name : Marco Quaglia

Gender : Male

Alessandra Vanzi

Character Name : Silvana's Mother

Original Name : Alessandra Vanzi

Gender : Female

Marco Rossi

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Marco Rossi

Gender : Male

Roberto Valentini

Character Name : Onegin (Eugene Onegin Player)

Original Name : Roberto Valentini

Gender : Male

Francesco Bovino

Character Name : Lensky (Eugene Onegin Player)

Original Name : Francesco Bovino

Gender : Male

Stefano Canettieri

Character Name : Zaretsky (Eugene Onegin Player)

Original Name : Stefano Canettieri

Gender : Male

Marco Foti

Character Name : Guillot (Eugene Onegin Player)

Original Name : Marco Foti

Gender : Male

Ludovica Tinghi

Character Name : Fausto's Fiancée

Original Name : Ludovica Tinghi

Gender : Female

Nicola Pannelli

Character Name : Dinelli's Cafe Waiter

Original Name : Nicola Pannelli

Gender : Male

Paolo Calabresi

Character Name : Customs Officer

Original Name : Paolo Calabresi

Gender : Male

Pietro Ragusa

Character Name : Record Store Owner

Original Name : Pietro Ragusa

Gender : Male

Simone Empler

Character Name : Boy Singer

Original Name : Simone Empler

Gender : Male

Gianluca Secci

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Gianluca Secci

Gender : Male

Manuel Ruffini

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Manuel Ruffini

Gender : Male

Pierpaolo Lovino

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Pierpaolo Lovino

Gender : Male

Roberto Di Palma

Character Name : San Remo Hotel Desk Clerk

Original Name : Roberto Di Palma

Gender : Male

Dominic Fumusa

Character Name : Italian Boy in Rome (uncredited)

Original Name : Dominic Fumusa

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-01-18

With his son off galavanting around Europe, the wealthy "Greenleaf" (James Rebhorn) happens upon the eponymous character (Matt Damon) whom he charges with travelling - first class - to track down "Dickie" (Jude Law) and bring him home. He manages an introduction to his quarry, and his girlfriend "Marge" (Gwyneth Paltrow), on an Italian riviera beach and suggesting they'd both gone to Princeton, manages to inveigle an invitation to lunch. Now "Tom" has done his research here. he knows "Dickie" loves jazz, and so by feigning a recently acquired interest in the music he manages to comprehensively ingratiate himself into their lives. The arrival of their mate "Freddie" (Philip Seymour Hoffmann) manages to unsettle the wealthy man who concludes that he wishes to be rid of his newly acquired parasite. Next thing, well "Dickie" appears to have done his best Greta Garbo "want to be alone" and "Tom" is providing an initial shoulder to cry on for "Marge" before they part company. Now we know what happened, so are not too surprised when we see "Tom" start to live the life he'd always wanted to, he hooks up with "Meredith" (Cate Blanchett) whom he met on the boat over, and a life of fraudulent frolics ensue. As ever, though, one lie is never enough and the reappearance of "Freddie" and a chance meeting with "Marge" at the opera starts to cause problems for "Tom" that only increase when "Greenleaf" arrives wanting to know what the hell is going on... This is one of these characterful mystery dramas that hits the ground running and uses a solid cast to keep the momentum going until a denouement that i felt was just a little too serendipitous but that still works well. Damon is on good form and it's not hard to see why Jude Law made it initially either. Paltrow is underused at the start but does come into her element more as the the plot thickens and by the end there is an enjoyable will he/won't he uncomfortableness about the ending. The photography is classy and stylish illustrating well the scenarios in which these spoilt and malevolent folks find themselves, there's a bit of humour and some cracking jazz to pepper this superior thriller.