In the course of the pandemic, once we had 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 Legislation, Gwyneth Paltrow, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cate Blanchett all exploded. What a star-studded forged. The film — for those who haven’t seen it — follows a broke American grifter, Thomas Ripley, who is distributed to Italy by a wealthy American to convey again his spoiled son, Dickie Greenleaf, however (evidently) the journey does not go based on plan.
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All of the actors crush it, perhaps particularly Philip Seymour Hoffman, who’s terrifying. (We’ve all recognized these unpredictable guys who instantly make you are 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 sizzling priest / child lady 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 undecided that he would slot in there,” Scott instructed Interview journal in 2021. “Nor do I feel he’s a straight character… I feel he’s a queer character, within the sense that he’s very ‘different.’ What’s his relationship with intercourse, or dying, or with household or mates? It’s attention-grabbing {that a} character is the sum of the components that you just don’t need to play.”
Will you be watching? What else are you watching today? Harper’s Bazaar did a fantastic 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 are feeling such as you’re secretly mates with?