Chris Connor reviews Netflix’s Ripley… Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley series of novels written between 1955 and 1991 have been adapted for film numerous times. The Talented Mr. Ripley has twice been adapted with Purple Noon in 1960 and a film using the book’s title in 1999. Ripley’s Game has also been adapted twice by Wim Wenders […]
The American Friend: Four masters who created the ultimate Tom Ripley adaptation
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at a classic neo-noir, The American Friend which saw four legends of cinema combine to create the greatest Tom Ripley adaptation… Lovers of cinemas literary adaptations may be familiar with the Tom Ripley series. Patricia Highsmith’s crime novels on the titular Ripley proved immensely popular and inevitably lead to […]
Tom Ripley TV series in development from Steven Zaillian
Deadline is reporting that Oscar-winning screenwriter Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List) is set to write and direct a TV series based upon Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley book series. According to the website, Zaillian will draw upon all five of Highsmith’s novels – The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley’s Game, The Boy Who Followed Ripley […]
