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Where to begin with Patricia Highsmith on screen


Why this might not seem so easy
There are few innocents in Patricia Highsmith’s writing. At best, her characters are inveterate liars; at worst, they kill without remorse. And still, whichever end of the spectrum they fall, her leads are magnetic: charismatic, suave, smooth-talking.  Though we know better, it’s all too easy to fall for their dangerous charm. 
No one is better than Highsmith at eliciting sympathy for the devil, and there are few devils more sympathetic than her murderous conman Tom Ripley. The 5 books that follow his misadventures – known affectionately as the ‘Ripliad’ – have been fertile ground for cinematic adaptation; since 1960 Ripley has been played by Alain Delon, Matt Damon, Dennis Hopper, John Malkovich and Barry Pepper, each of them bringing fascinatingly different takes to the iconic role. ....

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