The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) — Screenplay
A struggling con artist in 1950s New York is hired to retrieve a wealthy man's prodigal son in Italy, but obsession and envy drive him to assume the young man's identity through lies and murder.
- Written by
- Anthony Minghella
- Genre
- Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Studio
- Miramax, Paramount Pictures
- Length
- 86 pages
Minghella's adaptation offers a masterclass in unreliable protagonist construction, making Tom's escalating deception feel both inevitable and appalling. The screenplay's precise control of tone—sliding from sun-drenched idyll to cold-blooded thriller—is a study in tonal balance, while the dialogue's subtext-laden exchanges reveal character through what remains unsaid.
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