PURPLE NOON
[PLEIN SOLEIL]
As the sun beats down on a boat in the Mediterranean, two men loll back — scapegrace playboy Philippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet) and Tom Ripley (Alain Delon), sent by Greenleaf’s dad to bring him back to the U.S.… But which one will to leave the boat alive? And will he get away with pretending to be the other man? This tense, sun-splashed thriller, adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s acclaimed novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” features sprightly music by Nino Rota and dazzling, on-boat camerawork by Henri Decaë. DIR/SCR René Clément; SCR Paul Gégauff, from the novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley” by Patricia Highsmith; PROD Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim, Goffredo Lombardo. France, 1960, color, 117 min. French with English subtitles. NOT RATED
In Memoriam: Alain Delon (1935–2024)
Co-presented with PostClassical Ensemble. Tickets available now for “Beyond THE GODFATHER: The Concert Music of Nino Rota” at The Kennedy Center on Tue, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. Click here for more information and tickets.
Run Time: 117 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, January 31, 2025
Genre: Crime thriller