The Talented Mr. Ripley
How far would you go to become someone else?
Country
Production
Budget
$40 000 000
Box office
$128 798 265
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Tom Sternberg, William Horberg, Sydney Pollack
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Roy Walker, Alessandro Alberti
Audition
David Rubin, Shaila Rubin, Sarah Beardsall
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The full title of the film (as shown in the opening credits) is "The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley".
- In the film, the characters watch the opera "Eugene Onegin" at the theater.
- Anthony Minghella originally wanted to offer the role of Tom Ripley to Tom Cruise. However, after watching the film "Good Will Hunting" (1997), the director decided to invite Matt Damon.
- Jude Law broke a rib after falling from a boat during the filming of the scene depicting Dickie's death.
- The film is based on the novel 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (1955) by Patricia Highsmith.
- Dickie Greenleaf's favorite men's clothing atelier in Rome, "Battistoni," is a real establishment founded in 1946, located in the courtyard of house number 61a on Via Condotti.
- The full title of the film (shown in the opening credits) is “The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley”.
- For the filming, Jude Law learned to play the saxophone, and Matt Damon learned to play the piano.
- The boutique where Ripley orders a business card with Dickie Greenleaf's initials is the Gucci boutique on Via Condotti.
- During filming, Jude Law broke a rib after falling from a boat in the scene of his own death.
- The song sung by Damon's character, "My Funny Valentine," first appeared in the 1937 Broadway musical "Babes in Arms" and has been released on over 1300 albums by more than 600 artists.
- For the role of Tom Ripley, Matt Damon lost 30 pounds (approximately 13.61 kg).
- Dickie Greenleaf's suicide note is dated January 6, 1959. This date is the fifth anniversary of director Anthony Minghella.
- Anthony Minghella initially wanted to offer the role of Tom Ripley to Tom Cruise. However, after watching "Good Will Hunting" (1997), the director decided to cast Matt Damon.
- Patricia Highsmith's novel had already been adapted for the screen by Henri-Georges Clouzot under the title 'Purple Noon'. Alain Delon played the role of Tom Ripley.
- Tom Ripley kills Freddie Miles with a bust of the Roman Emperor Hadrian.
- The scenes in New York that open the film were originally shot in Rome. However, the director was dissatisfied with the result, and these episodes were later reshot in New York.
- The scenes in New York, with which the film begins, were initially filmed in Rome. However, the director was dissatisfied with the result and these scenes were later reshot in New York.
- Ripley kills Dick off the coast of San Remo, although the famous silhouette of the island of Capri, not far from Naples, is clearly visible in the background.
- Dicky Greenleaf's favorite menswear atelier in Rome, "Battistoni," is a real menswear atelier founded in 1946 and located in the inner courtyard of number 61a Via Condotti.
- Patricia Highsmith's novel had already been filmed by René Clément under the title “Purple Sun.” Alain Delon played the role of Tom Ripley.
- The song "My Funny Valentine," sung by Damon's character, first appeared in the 1937 Broadway musical "Babes in Arms" and has been released on over 1,300 albums by more than 600 artists.
- Matt Damon's lessons allowed him to reproduce the necessary piano fingering in the frame, however, the piano music actually heard in the film was recorded by professional pianists Sally Heath and Gabriel Yared (the film's composer).
- Matt Damon's lessons allowed him to replicate the necessary piano fingering on screen; however, the actual piano music heard in the film was recorded by professional pianists Sally Hatle and Gabriel Yared (the film's composer).
- Matt Damon lost 30 pounds (approximately 13.61 kg) for the role of Tom Ripley.
- The boutique where Ripley orders a business card with Dicky Greenleaf's initials is the "Gucci" boutique on Via Condotti.
- For the film, Jude Law learned to play the saxophone, and Matt Damon learned the piano.
- Dicky Greenleaf's suicide note is dated January 6, 1959. This date is the birthday of director Anthony Minghella.
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