Monday Night Movie with Avon on Tour: "The Talented Mr. Ripley"

Darien Library presents: Monday Night at the Movies!

This week we are showing “The Talented Mr. Ripley.”

“Tom Ripley (Damon) is a bright and charismatic sociopath who makes his way in mid-'50s New York City as a men's room attendant and sometimes pianist, though his real skill is in impersonating other people, forging handwriting, and running second-rate scams. After being mistaken for a Princeton student, Tom meets the shipping tycoon father of Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law), who has traveled to the coast of Italy, where he's living a carefree life with his father's money and his beautiful girlfriend, Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow). Dickie's father will pay Ripley 1,000 dollars plus his expenses if he can persuade Dickie to return to America. As Ripley and Dickie become friends, Tom finds himself both attracted to Dickie and envious of his life of pleasure. In time, he decides that he would rather be Dickie Greenleaf than Tom Ripley, so rather than go back to his life of poverty, Ripley impulsively murders Dickie and assumes his identity.” – Paramount Movies   

Director: Anthony Minghella

Year: 1999

Starring: Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood, Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf, Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Freddie Miles, Jack Davenport as Peter Smith-Kingsley, James Rebhorn as Herbert Greenleaf, Sergio Rubini as Inspector Roverini, and Philip Baker Hall as Alvin MacCarron. 

This movie is 2 hours and 19 minutes and is rated R (for violence, language and brief nudity). 

Watch the official trailer.

Avon on Tour

The Avon Theatre Film Center is entering an exciting new chapter. Due to their long-awaited renovation, they are committed to keeping the spirit of independent cinema alive through Avon on Tour, films and events presented at beloved partner venues throughout Fairfield County.