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Purple Noon is a french film of genre Drama directed by René Clément released in USA on 31 august 1961 with Alain Delon
Purple Noon (1960)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 31 august 1961
Length 1h52
Directed by René Clément
OriginFrance
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, L'usurpation d'identité, Films about psychiatry, Escroquerie
Rating76%
Purple Noon (Italian: Delitto in pieno sole, French: Plein Soleil, aka Full Sun, Blazing Sun, Lust for Evil and Talented Mr. Ripley) is a 1960 film directed by René Clément, based on the 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. The film stars Alain Delon in his first major film, along with Maurice Ronet (as young Greenleaf) and Marie Laforêt (as Marge); Romy Schneider appears briefly in an uncredited role as Freddie Miles' companion, and Billy Kearns (an expatriate American actor well liked in France) plays Greenleaf's friend Freddy Miles. The film, principally in French, contains brief sequences in Italian.
The film's source novel was adapted again in 1999, under the original title, directed by Anthony Minghella, starring Matt Damon (as Ripley), Jude Law (as Greenleaf) and Gwyneth Paltrow (as Marge).
Synopsis
The American Tom Ripley (Delon) has been sent to Italy to persuade his wealthy friend, Philippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet), to return to the United States and take over his father's business. Philippe intends to do no such thing and the impoverished Tom enjoys living a life of luxury, so the two men essentially spend money all day and carouse all night. Tom is fixated on Philippe and his girlfriend Marge (Marie Laforêt) and covets the other man's life. Philippe eventually grows bored with his friend's fawning and becomes cruel and abusive to him. The final straw is when, during a yachting trip, Philippe strands Tom in the dinghy and leaves him to lie in the sun for hours.Actors
Alain Delon
(Tom Ripley)
Maurice Ronet
(Philippe Greenleaf)
Marie Laforêt
(Marge Duval)
Erno Crisa
(Inspector Riccordi)
Elvire Popesco
(Mrs. Popova)
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