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Purple Noon

1960, Movie, 1h 58min

Alain Delon was at his most impossibly beautiful when PURPLE NOON was released and made him an instant star. This ripe, colorful adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s vicious novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” directed by the versatile René Clément, stars Delon as Tom Ripley, a duplicitous American charmer in Rome on a mission to bring his privileged, devil-may-care acquaintance Philippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet) 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. Featuring gorgeous location photography of coastal Italy, PURPLE NOON is crafted with a light touch that allows it to be at once suspenseful and erotic, and it gave Delon the role of a lifetime.

Country: Italy,France

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Reviews

Critic Kim Newman

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The film's cobra-like fascination lags once it gets ashore, but it's still a minor classic.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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Delon's Ripley is a Dorian Gray portrait of male beauty and unscrupulous daring, untroubled by conscience.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Marc Savlov

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...positively seethes with barely controlled passions, murder, intrigue, debauch.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Manoel Lopes

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Dezembro 2021

3 years ago

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A chameleon-like social climber, Tom Ripley, is sent to Italy by a wealthy family to persuade their playboy son, Philippe Greenleaf, to return home and take over the family business. Seduced by Philippe's luxurious lifestyle, Tom becomes obsessed with him and his fiancée Marge Duval. When Philippe grows tired of Tom's fawning behavior, Tom hatches a plan to kill Philippe and steal his identity, forging his way into Philippe's life and wealth. As Tom continues his charade, he must outsmart those around him while facing the consequences of his actions in this suspenseful crime thriller.

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You can stream Purple Noon on: Apple TV

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