How do you like your murderous anti-hero: a calculating predator who calculates and manipulates those in his way; or a guilt-ridden little boy lost often seeming victim as much as perpetrator?
In the latest episode of our Remake/Remodel video essay series, Leigh Singer cross-examines René Clément’s sleek 1960 crime drama Purple Noon and Anthony Minghella’s 1999 update The Talented Mr Ripley, both adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s classic psychological thriller.
So, who’s your favourite Tom Ripley – Alain Delon or Matt Damon? Watch the full video below and share your thought with us @LWLies
Published 25 Feb 2020
By Leigh Singer
A side-by-side video comparison of the seminal 1960 horror and its near-identical 1998 update.
By Leigh Singer
The latest video in our Remake/Remodel series compares the classic horror with its modern update.
By Leigh Singer
In the latest Remake/Remodel, Leigh Singer interrogates Martin Scorsese’s remake of a Hong Kong crime classic.
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