Purple Noon (1960)

Original title

Plein soleil

Directed by

René Clément

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 605 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young American travels to Italy to convince a wealthy playboy to return home. He becomes obsessed with the playboy's lifestyle and plots to take over his identity.

suspensefulstylishsun-drenchedtenseobsessivecalculatedcoolglamorousdeceptive

What happens

Purple Noon (French: Plein soleil; Italian: Delitto in pieno sole; also known as Full Sun, Blazing Sun, Lust for Evil, and Talented Mr. Ripley) is a 1960 crime thriller film directed by René Clément, based on the 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. Purple Noon stars Alain Delon (in his first major role), alongside Marie Laforêt and Maurice Ronet; Romy Schneider, Delon's girlfriend at the time, makes a cameo. Delon plays Tom Ripley, a young American sent to Italy to convince a wealthy playboy, Philippe Greenleaf (Ronet), to return home. As Tom becomes obsessed with Philippe's luxurious lifestyle, he devises a plan to take over Philippe's life. Purple Noon received positive reviews and made Delon a star. A second adaptation of the novel, The Talented Mr. Ripley, was released in 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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