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Encyclopedia > The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)
The Talented Mr. Ripley

Jude Law and Matt Damon at press conference for The Talented Mr. Ripley at the 2000 Berlinale, photo by Michael Weiner
Directed by Anthony Minghella
Produced by William Horberg
Tom Sternberg
Written by Patricia Highsmith (novel)
Anthony Minghella (screenplay)
Starring Matt Damon
Jude Law
Gwyneth Paltrow
Cate Blanchett
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jack Davenport
James Rebhorn
Sergio Rubini
Philip Baker Hall
Music by Gabriel Yared
Cinematography John Seale
Editing by Walter Murch
Distributed by Paramount Pictures (USA)
Miramax Films (UK, some other countries)
Other various worldwide distributors
Release date(s) December 25, 1999
Running time 139 min.
Country USA
Language English
Budget $40,000,000
IMDb profile

The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 feature film based on the Patricia Highsmith novel and directed by Anthony Minghella. Image File history File links Talented_Mr_Ripley3. ... David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an Academy Award nominated English actor, who is known as Jude Law. ... Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter and actor. ... The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the most important film festivals in Europe and the world. ... Anthony Minghella (born January 6, 1954) is a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. ... Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 - February 4, 1995) was an American novelist who is known mainly for her psychological crime thrillers. ... Anthony Minghella (born January 6, 1954) is a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. ... Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter and actor. ... David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an Academy Award nominated English actor, who is known as Jude Law. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cate Blanchett (born Catherine Élise Blanchett on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress. ... Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Jack Davenport at Pirates of the Caribbean premiere in LA Jack Davenport (born March 1, 1973) is an English actor. ... James Rebhorn (born September 1, 1948) is an American character actor who has appeared in over one hundred television shows, feature films, and plays. ... Sergio Rubini (December 21, 1959) is an Italian actor and film director. ... Philip Baker Hall (born September 10, 1931) is an American screen actor. ... Gabriel Yared (born 1949) is a Lebanese-French composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema. ... John Seale (born October 5, 1942 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian cinematographer. ... Walter Murch speaking 13 March 2005 Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943) is an Academy Award–winning film editor/sound mixer. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Miramax Films was a Big Ten film motion picture distribution and production company headquartered in New York City before being bought out by The Walt Disney Company. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining for the year. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 - February 4, 1995) was an American novelist who is known mainly for her psychological crime thrillers. ... The Talented Mr. ... Anthony Minghella (born January 6, 1954) is a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. ...

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About the film

The 1999 film version, The Talented Mr. Ripley, had the full title of The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley. This version starred Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood, Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf, Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue (a character created for the film), Philip Seymour Hoffman as Freddie Miles, Jack Davenport as Peter Smith-Kingsley (a character expanded for the film) and James Rebhorn as Herbert Greenleaf. Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter and actor. ... Thomas Ripley is the name of a literary character, and also the name of an English architect. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an Academy Award nominated English actor, who is known as Jude Law. ... Cate Blanchett (born Catherine Élise Blanchett on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress. ... Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Jack Davenport at Pirates of the Caribbean premiere in LA Jack Davenport (born March 1, 1973) is an English actor. ... James Rebhorn (born September 1, 1948) is an American character actor who has appeared in over one hundred television shows, feature films, and plays. ...


It was filmed mainly in Italy with famous landmarks in the cities of Rome and Venice being used as a backdrop for the narrative. An opera scene features the duel between Lensky and Onegin from Eugene Onegin. Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 8th century BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) is the capital of the region of Veneto and the province of the same name in Italy. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ... Eugene Onegin (Russian: Евгений Онегин, BGN/PCGN: Yevgeniy Onegin) is a novel in verse written by Aleksandr Pushkin. ...


Tagline

  • How far would you go to become someone else?

The plot of the novel

Tom Ripley was a young man struggling to make a living in New York City, with no prospects but with a talent to survive by doing whatever is required. When approached by the wealthy Herbert Greenleaf to travel to Italy to persuade Greenleaf's errant son, Dickie, to return to the United States and assume his responsibilities, Ripley sees this as an opportunity. Shortly after his arrival in Italy, he meets Greenleaf and his would-be girlfriend Marge Sherwood, and quickly insinuates himself into their lives. Over time, however, Marge becomes suspicious of him, and Greenleaf begins to tire of his new friend, resenting Ripley's constant presence and growing dependence. Ripley's own feelings are complicated by his desire to maintain the new wealthy lifestyle Greenleaf has afforded him, and by his growing attraction to Greenleaf. The Talented Mr. ... Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...


As a gesture to Ripley, Greenleaf agrees to travel with him on a short holiday to Sanremo, Italy. The two hire a small boat, and after a minor confrontation, Ripley murders Greenleaf onboard, and sinks the boat containing the body. Country Italy Region Liguria Province Imperia (IM) Mayor Claudio Borea Elevation 15 m Area 54 km² Population  - Total (as of 2004) 56,903  - Density 936/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Sanremesi or Sanremaschi Dialing code 0184 Postal code 18038 Frazioni San Romolo, Poggio, Bussana, Bussana Vecchia, Coldirodi...

Gwyneth Paltrow at a press conference for The Talented Mr. Ripley at the 2000 Berlinale, photo by Michael Weiner.
Gwyneth Paltrow at a press conference for The Talented Mr. Ripley at the 2000 Berlinale, photo by Michael Weiner.

Ripley assumes Greenleaf's identity, carefully providing communications to Marge to assure her that Greenleaf has merely deserted her, while living off Greenleaf's allowance. Greenleaf's old friend Freddie Miles visits Ripley at what he supposes to be Greenleaf's apartment in Rome. He is immediately suspicious of Ripley, and inadvertently discovers his scam. Ripley murders Miles and dumps the body. Image File history File links Gwyneth_Paltrow. ... Image File history File links Gwyneth_Paltrow. ... The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the most important film festivals in Europe and the world. ...


Over the next few weeks, Ripley's existence becomes a cat and mouse game with the Italian police and Greenleaf's friends. Eventually, he restores his own identity, forges a suicide note and will in Greenleaf's name, and moves to Venice. In succession, Marge, Greenleaf's father and an American private detective confront Ripley. He contemplates murdering Marge, but when he finally realizes that they have accepted his story, changes his mind. The story concludes with Ripley travelling to Greece. However, on arrival in Greece, he discovers that the Greenleaf family accepted that their son was dead and left Ripley his fortune, according to the forged will. The book ends with Tom calling for a taxi to the best hotel - he is (modestly) rich. Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... In the common law, a will or testament is a document by which a person (the testator) regulates the rights of others over his property or family after death. ...


Variations to the plotline used in the films

Both the 1960 and 1999 films follow Highsmith's plot very closely, but in the 1999 screenplay, Minghella made some changes, and introduced characters to complicate Ripley's dilemma. MY NAME IS BOB AND I LOVE PEANUTS!!!!!!11A plot is the course or arrangement of events in a narrative. ...


In the novel, Marge is frumpy (described as having a "gourdlike figure") and insecure and she may be one in a line of Greenleaf's meaningless flings. As portrayed by Gwyneth Paltrow, she is a more compatible counterpoint to Greenleaf, and both film versions of the novel suggest in several scenes that Greenleaf's feelings for her are genuine.


The 1999 film differs somewhat from the novel and the earlier film in its portrayal of Ripley: While the Ripley character in the novel and in Plein Soleil has some sympathetic qualities, he is primarily an opportunistic psychopath with no qualms about committing cold-blooded murder whenever it suits him; as portrayed in Minghella's film, however, he is an almost tragic figure motivated by his own self-hatred and not completely immune to guilt. This characterization received a certain amount of criticism, particularly from Highsmith fans. [1] See Also: Antisocial Personality Disorder Theoretically, psychopathy is a three-faceted disorder involving interpersonal, affective and behavioral characteristics. ... Tragedy is one of the oldest forms of drama. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The Greenleaf character in the film also differs somewhat from the novel. While Highsmith's characterization of him as a charismatic, spoiled playboy remains fundamentally intact, the character in Minghella's film has a darker side that is absent from the novel; in the film, he has a fierce temper that can give way to violence — his father sent him to Italy to escape publicity after he nearly killed a man in a barfight — and he heartlessly abandons a local woman he has impregnated, who eventually commits suicide.


The 1999 film also explores Ripley's fascination with Greenleaf as more overtly sexual. While this is alluded to in the novel, the film expands upon Ripley's feelings of jealousy and inadequacy, and creates greater tension between the characters.


The motivation for the murder of Greenleaf is treated quite differently, although the setting is identical. In the 1999 film, Ripley kills Greenleaf in a moment of rage after being mocked and rejected by him. He then quickly covers his tracks in his opportunistic manner. In the novel and in Plein Soleil, the murder was premeditated, with Ripley planning each detail in advance and then carrying it out.


Minghella created one character and modified another to provide Ripley with additional complications. Meredith Logue is an American heiress who is bored by her family's wealth but quite content to spend the money. She meets Ripley shortly after his arrival in Italy, and he introduces himself to her as Greenleaf. With their shared contempt for their families, she feels she has found a kindred spirit in Ripley (as Greenleaf), and the two have a romance of sorts. Her presence in Rome causes Ripley problems when he is with Marge, as Meredith, who knows him only as Greenleaf, keeps appearing at inopportune moments. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


At the film's conclusion Ripley is travelling on an ocean liner, having escaped detection for his murders, when Meredith once more appears, by coincidence, in his life. As he appraises her, the audience is left to wonder if she is in danger, but as she is with a crowd of people he leaves her alone. Returning to his cabin he meets with Peter Smith-Kingsley, a very minor figure in the novel whose role is expanded for the film. Their conversation suggests that he and Ripley have become lovers, and as they talk, Ripley strangles him. He muses despondently shortly before killing Smith-Kingsley that his lies about who and what he is have left him lost and alone forever; he sobs as he commits the murder.


Filming locations

The second filming of Highsmith's novel conjures up Italy of the 1950s from a patchwork of locations.


The film opens in New York, where Ripley works at the Lyceum Theatre, 149 West 45th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues (used in the 1947 George Cukor backstage melodrama A Double Life.) Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width {{{WidthUS}}} miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... The Lyceum Theatre is a theatre on Wellington Street near Covent Garden in the West End of London. ... George Cukor George Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. ... A Double Life is a 1947 film noir film which tells the story of an actor whose personal life takes on the characters that he is portraying. ...

Cast and director of The Talented Mr. Ripley at the 2000 Berlinale, left-right: Stefania Rocca, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Anthony Minghella, photo by Michael Weiner
Cast and director of The Talented Mr. Ripley at the 2000 Berlinale, left-right: Stefania Rocca, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Anthony Minghella, photo by Michael Weiner

The interior of Ripley's dismal basement apartment was actually the ground floor of a tenement on Second Avenue at 26th Street in the Gramercy district, but the exterior, with the steep flight of iron steps, is the tiny passageway of Franklin Place, between White Street and Franklin Street in Tribeca. Image File history File links Talented_Mr_Ripley2. ... Image File history File links Talented_Mr_Ripley2. ... The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the most important film festivals in Europe and the world. ... David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an Academy Award nominated English actor, who is known as Jude Law. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter and actor. ... Anthony Minghella (born January 6, 1954) is a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. ... Second Avenue is an avenue in Manhattan that extends from Houston Street to the Harlem River Drive. ... Hudson Street in TriBeCa. ...


Ripley arrives in Italy at the art deco terminal of Palermo, on the northwest coast of Sicily. Palermo (Palermo in Italian, Palermu, Palemmu, Paliermu or Paliemmu in Sicilian) is the principal city and administrative seat of the autonomous region of Sicily, Italy as well as the capital of the Province of Palermo. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian, Σικελία in Greek) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 km² and 5 million inhabitants. ...


To represent the fictitious resort of Mongibello, where Greenleaf idles away his time with Marge, the movie uses the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples. Mount Etna (also known locally as Mongibello or simply a muntagna (the mountain) in Sicilian) is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. ... The island of Ischia near Naples, Italy. ... Gulf of Naples is located in Southern Italy. ...


The cobbled square where Ripley gets off the bus is Ischia Ponte, below the towering 12th century Castello Aragonese which dominates the island's northeast coast. The best way to reach Ischia Ponte is by catching a bus, about a mile east of the ferry landing at Ischia Porto. The island of Ischia near Naples, Italy. ... The island of Ischia near Naples, Italy. ... The island of Ischia near Naples, Italy. ...



The private beach where Ripley first discovers Greenleaf and Marge is Bagno Antonio, between Ischia Ponte and Ischia Porte.


The main shopping street and town square of Mongibello, however, can be found on Procida, a neighboring island, twenty minutes away by ferry. View of Corricella from Cape Pizzaco. ...


The Vesuvio nightclub, supposedly in Naples, where Greenleaf takes Ripley for a night on the town, is the Caffe Latino, Via Monte Testaccio 96 in Rome, whereas the Rome opera house, where Ripley poses as Greenleaf, is the Teatro San Carlo, Via San Carlo in Naples. Mount Vesuvius (Italian: Monte Vesuvio) is a volcano east of Naples, Italy, located at 40°49&#8242;N 14°26&#8242; E. It is the only active volcano on the European mainland, although it is not currently erupting. ... The Bay of Naples Naples (Italian: , Neapolitan: Nàpule, from Greek Νεάπολη < Νέα Πόλις Néa Pólis New City) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of the Campania region and the Province of Naples. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 8th century BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... The San Carlo is a famous opera house in Naples, Italy. ... The Bay of Naples Naples (Italian: , Neapolitan: Nàpule, from Greek Νεάπολη < Νέα Πόλις Néa Pólis New City) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of the Campania region and the Province of Naples. ...


The San Remo jazz festival, where Ripley begins to realize that the idyll is coming to an end, is the seafront at Anzio, on the coast about 30 miles south of Rome (the real San Remo is up at the French border). Anzio (2003 pop. ...


Ripley's Roman hotel, the Grand Hotel Via Vittorio Emanuele Orlando 3, off Piazza della Repubblica, is in the Eternal City, as is the cafe where Freddie Miles turns up, on Piazza Navona opposite Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers. The Eternal City can refer to several things: It is best known as the nickname for Rome, Italy. ... Fountain of the four Rivers with Egyptian obelisk, in the middle of Piazza Navona Piazza Navona is a square in Rome. ... A self portrait: Bernini is said to have used his own features in the David (below, left) Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini) (December 7, 1598 - November 28, 1680), who worked chiefly in Rome, was the pre-eminent baroque artist. ...


When Ripley returns to Rome after Dickie's murder, he stays in an apartment on the fictitious 'Piazza Gioia', which is actually near the old Jewish Ghetto, on Piazza Mattei. The interior of the apartment‚ which also functioned as the Grand Hotel suite‚ is the 14th century Palazzo Taverna, Via di Monte Giordano 36. This article describes some ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity; for a consideration of the Jewish religion, refer to the article Judaism. ... A ghetto is an area where people from a specific racial or ethnic background or united in a given culture or religion live as a group, voluntarily or involuntarily, in milder or stricter seclusion. ...


After he moves on to Venice, Ripley stays in an apartment which is an amalgam of the abandoned Ca Sagredo and the Palazzo Mosto.


Marge, having arrived at the Santa Lucia Railway Station, at the northern end of Canal Grande, finally voices her suspicions about Greenleaf's disappearance at Venetian landmark Caffe Florian, Piazza San Marco 56-59. Categories: Stub | Venice | Canals ... St Marks Square, often known in English by its Italian name Piazza San Marco, is the town square of Venice, Italy. ...


The hotel where Ripley meets Greenleaf's father is the Europa e Regina, Calle Larga 22 Marzo, San Marco 2159 on the Canal Grande, facing the Chiesa della Salute. San Marco is one of the six sestieri of Venice, lying in the heart of the city. ...


The Venetian church where Smith-Kingsley rehearses the Stabat Mater is in fact the 14th century Chiesa della Martorana, Piazza Bellini in Palermo, Sicily. Mater dolorosa became an iconic type, as in this sixteenth-century Spanish version by Luis de Morales (c. ... Linterno della Martorana oggi The Chiesa della Martorana is a church in the city of Palermo, Italy. ... Palermo (Palermo in Italian, Palermu, Palemmu, Paliermu or Paliemmu in Sicilian) is the principal city and administrative seat of the autonomous region of Sicily, Italy as well as the capital of the Province of Palermo. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian, Σικελία in Greek) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 km² and 5 million inhabitants. ...


Deaths

Silvana (drowning) - A local Italian woman commits suicide by drowning herself. She is in despair because she is pregnant with Greenleaf's child and has no money for an abortion or likelihood of entering a relationship with Greenleaf. This is the only nonhomicide death in the movie, where Ripley was wholly uninvolved.


Dickie Greenleaf (head trauma): Ripley and Greenleaf get into an argument on a boat. Ripley starts by lashing out with an oar. Greenleaf, enraged, leaps at Ripley to attack him. After they struggle still further, Ripley eventually beats Greenleaf's head and body with the oar. Greenleaf dies. Ripley sinks the boat to hide evidence of the crime. Head injury is a trauma to the head, that may or may not include injury to the brain (see also brain injury). ...


Freddie Miles (head trauma): On the stairs outside of the apartment, Freddie Miles has deduced that Ripley is pretending to be Greenleaf. Miles walks back up the stairs and enters the apartment, calling out Ripley's name. Ripley is lying in wait for him. Ripley smashes a statue over Miles's head. Miles slowly gets up, but Ripley continues to beat him with the statue head until he's dead. Ripley drags Miles's body outside; when people see the two men, Ripley covers by saying, "Have you ever seen anyone so drunk before?!" Ripley then puts Miles's body in a car and sends it over a cliff. Head injury is a trauma to the head, that may or may not include injury to the brain (see also brain injury). ...


Peter Smith-Kingsley (strangling): Ripley is in the bedroom with Peter Smith-Kingsley. Smith-Kinsley is facing away from Ripley, talking aloud. While Smith-Kinsley is talking, Ripley is playing with a scarf in a menacing way. The audience hears Smith-Kinsley's voice say, "Tom [Ripley] is crushing me" repeatedly. Though it is not shown, it is strongly implied that Smith-Kinsley has been killed. The ending credits then come up. A chokehold is used to strangle an opponent in hand to hand combat training. ...


Awards

Academy Award nominations

Award Nomination Person
Best Supporting Actor Jude Law
Best Art Direction Roy Walker
Bruno Cesari
Best Costume Design Ann Roth
Gary Jones
Best Original Music Score Gabriel Yared
Best Adapted Screenplay Anthony Minghella

The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an Academy Award nominated English actor, who is known as Jude Law. ... Royston Roy Walker (born 31 July 1940 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a British television personality, having worked for many years as both a television presenter and comedian. ... This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. ... Ann Roth (born October 30, 1931 is an Academy Award winning American costume designer for films and theater. ... Gary Jones is an actor who has appeared in such shows as Stargate SG-1. ... Gabriel Yared (born 1949) is a Lebanese-French composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... Anthony Minghella (born January 6, 1954) is a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. ...

Golden Globe nominations

Award Nomination Person
Best Actor Matt Damon
Best Supporting Actor Jude Law
Best Motion Picture The Talented Mr. Ripley
Best Original Music Score Gabriel Yared
Best Director Anthony Minghella

The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter and actor. ... Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by a group of film or theatre professionals in recognition of the work of supporting and character actors. ... David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an Academy Award nominated English actor, who is known as Jude Law. ... The Talented Mr. ... Gabriel Yared (born 1949) is a Lebanese-French composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... Anthony Minghella (born January 6, 1954) is a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. ...

Awards won

David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an Academy Award nominated English actor, who is known as Jude Law. ... David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an Academy Award nominated English actor, who is known as Jude Law. ... Gabriel Yared (born 1949) is a Lebanese-French composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema. ... Anthony Minghella (born January 6, 1954) is a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. ... Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Anthony Minghella (born January 6, 1954) is a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. ... Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ...

See also

Plein Soleil (Purple Noon) is a 1960 movie directed by René Clément, based on The Talented Mr. ... Plein Soleil (Purple Noon) is a 1960 movie directed by René Clément, based on The Talented Mr. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... René Clément, born on March 18, 1913 in Bordeaux, in the Gironde département of France - died on March 17, 1996, in Monte Carlo, Monaco, was a film director and screenwriter. ... Alain Delon (born 8 November 1935) is a French actor, one of the best known outside his native country. ... Ripley Under Ground is the second of the Ripliad by Patricia Highsmith. ... Ripleys Game is the third novel in Patricia Highsmiths Tom Ripley series (the Ripliad), written in 1974. ... Der Amerikanische Freund (The American Friend) is a Wim Wenders 1977 film, based loosely on Patricia Highsmiths novel, Ripleys Game. ... In 1992, Sight and Sound magazine printed an article by North American Feminist and critic, B. Ruby Rich. ...

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