When I Spent the Summer in Italy - The Talented Mr. Ripley
Sunday, August 11, 2024 at 10:00pm
American Cinematheque - Egyptian Theatre
Los Feliz Theatre
1822 N Vermont Ave
Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) is a bright and charismatic sociopath who makes his way in mid-’50s New York City as a men’s room attendant and sometimes pianist, though his real skill is in impersonating other people, forging handwriting, and running second-rate scams. After being mistaken for a Princeton student, Tom meets the shipping tycoon father of Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law), who has traveled to the coast of Italy, where he’s living a carefree life with his father’s money and his beautiful girlfriend, Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow). Dickie’s father will pay Ripley 1,000 dollars plus his expenses if he can persuade Dickie to return to America. As Ripley and Dickie become friends, Tom finds himself both attracted to Dickie and envious of his life of pleasure. In time, he decides that he would rather be Dickie Greenleaf than Tom Ripley…
FORMAT: 35mm
DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount
COUNTRY: USA
Cost: $8.00 (member); $13.00 (general admission)
