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Ripley's Game (2002) 6.6
Tom Ripley persuades a man to commit a murder for a large sum of money. The situation goes out of control, and that man must escape trouble. Director:Liliana Cavani |
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Cast
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Uwe Mansshardt | ... |
Terry
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Hanns Zischler | ... |
Art Dealer
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Paolo Paoloni | ... |
Franco
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Maurizio Lucà | ... |
Franco's Assistant
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Evelina Meghnagi | ... |
Maria
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| Chiara Caselli | ... | ||
| Lena Headey | ... | ||
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Sam Blitz | ... |
Matthew Trevanny
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Emidio La Vella | ... |
Shoe Shop Owner
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Ernst
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Nikolaus Dutsch | ... |
Dr. Wentzel
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Wilfried Zander | ... |
Belinsky
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Tom Ripley - cool, urbane, wealthy, and murderous - lives in a villa in the Veneto with Luisa, his harpsichord-playing girlfriend. A former business associate from Berlin's underworld pays a call asking Ripley's help in killing a rival. Ripley - ever a student of human nature - initiates a game to turn a mild and innocent local picture framer into a hit man. The artisan, Jonathan Trevanny, who's dying of cancer, has a wife, young son, and little to leave them. If Ripley draws Jonathan into the game, can Ripley maintain control? Does it stop at one killing? What if Ripley develops a conscience? Luisa prepares for her concert. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Older. Wiser. More talented. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence and language, some sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
7 February 2003 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
El amigo americano See more »Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$228,171 (Brazil) (16 April 2004)Gross:
$228,171 (Brazil) (16 April 2004)Company Credits
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Composed by Colin MacIntyre
(c) Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Performed by Mull Historical Society
Courtesy of Warner Strategic Marketing UK
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Did You Know?
Trivia
John Malkovich remarked in an interview with the BBC that before starring in this film, he came close to directing The Talented Mr. Ripley and that he was in negotiations to obtain the rights to direct a remake of the first "Talented Mr Ripley" adaptation, Purple Noon. See more »Goofs
When Ripley and Trevanny are on the train to kill the Ukrainian mobster. Ripley puts on gloves before the killing. But after he does not have them on. See more »Quotes
Tom Ripley: You know the most interesting thing about doing something terrible? After a few days, you can't even remember it.See more »
Soundtracks
"Animal Cannabus"Composed by Colin MacIntyre
(c) Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Performed by Mull Historical Society
Courtesy of Warner Strategic Marketing UK
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Anyone who starts watching this little known film will have a hard time turning away. It takes Patricia Highsmith's novel and turns it into a stylish thriller, full of handsome interiors and lush location photography in Germany and Italy. Given the benefit of expert performances by John Malkovich, Dougray Scott and Ray Winstone, it's a tale that moves along at a fast clip and never lets go of the suspense.
It's more absorbing to watch without knowing anything of the plot, so I'll skip plot details and just say it has elements of Highsmith's other suspense tales (innocent man drawn into a murder for hire scheme) and most closely resembles her "Talented Mr. Ripley" story so successfully brought to the screen a few years ago.
John Malkovich, with his strange acting mannerisms makes a quirky anti-hero as Ripley and gets excellent support from Dougray Scott who makes the innocent carpenter a believable and sympathetic collaborator. Ray Winstone makes the obnoxious Reeves a vivid character. The train sequence involving the second murder is extremely well done.
Highly recommended as a vivid, colorful thriller.