Plein Soleil (French, DVD)

Pre-New Wave French film noir thriller directed by René Clément, based on the novel 'The Talented Mr Ripley' by Patricia Highsmith and shot on the warm and glowing Mediterranean coast. Alain Delon stars in his debut leading role as Tom Ripley, a young American who is paid by the wealthy Greenleaf family to travel to Europe to persuade his friend, errant playboy Philip Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet), to return to the family home in San Francisco. When he gets there, Tom discovers that Philip has it all - including a beautiful fiancée, Marge (Marie Laforet) - and begins to covet his luxurious lifestyle. Philip, initially amused by Tom's arrival, soon tires of him, and as Tom begins to find himself excluded from Philip's coterie, his envy takes a murderous turn. Highsmith's novel was later adapted by Hollywood as 'The Talented Mr Ripley' (1999) starring Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow.

General

Studio:	Studio Canal
Release date:	September 2013
Movie released:	1959
Actors:	Alain Delon • Maurice Ronet • Marie Laforet • Elvire Popesco • Erno Crisaa • Bill Kearns
Contributors:	René Clément • Paul Gegauff • Henri Decaë • Raymond Hakim • Robert Hakim • Nino Rota
Directors:	René Clément
Dimensions:	192 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Region encoding:	Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players.
Languages:	French
Subtitles:	English
Age restriction:	PG
Categories:	DVD > Feature Film
LSN:	X6U-LKM-RNE-3
Barcode:	5055201821508

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• Interactive Menus
• Interviews: Alain Delon
• Other Documentary: 'The Restoration of Plein Soleil', 'Réné Clémént: At the Heart of the New Wave'

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Mercilessly Cool

Sun, 7 Feb 2021 | Review by: Michelle

The 1999 remake starring Jude Law and Matt Damon, while good, is not a patch on the original. Alain Delon is mesmerising as the scheming Tom Ripley. Very happy to add this classic to my collection!

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