In the course of the pandemic, once we have been nonetheless married, Alex and I watched a bunch of basic films, together with Goodfellas, West Facet Story, The English Affected person, and, after all, The Gifted Mr. Ripley.
The psychological thriller got here out in 1999, proper earlier than the careers of Matt Damon, Jude Regulation, Gwyneth Paltrow, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cate Blanchett all exploded. What a star-studded forged. The film — in case you haven’t seen it — follows a broke American grifter, Thomas Ripley, who is distributed to Italy by a wealthy American to deliver again his spoiled son, Dickie Greenleaf, however (for sure) the journey does not go in keeping with plan.
All of the actors crush it, possibly particularly Philip Seymour Hoffman, who’s terrifying. (We’ve all identified these unpredictable guys who instantly make you’re feeling on guard, even at a crowded café.) The film additionally impressed me to learn the riveting 1955 Patricia Highsmith novel. I like an antihero.
Sooooo…excellent news! Andrew Scott (of scorching priest / child woman fame) performs Ripley in an eight-part Netflix collection, premiering April 4th. Johnny Flynn performs Dickie, and Dakota Fanning performs his girlfriend Marge.
Scott does an American accent!
“If Tom Ripley was in a homosexual bar, I’m unsure that he would slot in there,” Scott instructed Interview journal in 2021. “Nor do I believe he’s a straight character… I believe he’s a queer character, within the sense that he’s very ‘different.’ What’s his relationship with intercourse, or demise, or with household or buddies? It’s attention-grabbing {that a} character is the sum of the elements that you simply don’t need to play.”
Will you be watching? What else are you watching today? Harper’s Bazaar did a terrific round-up of the 35 most anticipated new exhibits of 2024, together with Mr. and Mrs. Smith and One Day — TV is coming again, guys!
P.S. Cup of Jo’s final TV information, and what TV character do you’re feeling such as you’re secretly buddies with?
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