Purple Noon

Purple Noon

1960 · 118 min · FR · PG-13 · 7.6 (600 votes)
Dir. René Clément · Starring Alain Delon, Marie Laforêt, Maurice Ronet, Erno Crisa, Frank Latimore, Billy Kearns · Music Nino Rota

Passion at ten. Envy at eleven. Murder at noon.

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Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.

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This film feels like a sun-drenched, morally ambiguous dream, where shimmering surfaces hide a chilling undercurrent of psychological tension. It's a seductive slow-burn, wrapped in classic European glamour, exploring the intoxicating allure of stolen lives and dangerous desires.

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