The Talented Mr Ripley: Film Guide
LGBTQ History Month, 1 Feb - 1 Mar
A film guide that looks at The Talented Mr Ripley (1999), exploring its key topics and themes through informal...
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Wed 25 Jan 2017
10:00 - 13:00
Middleton Hall,
University of Hull,
Cottingham Rd,
Hull,
HU6 7RX
FREE
14+
WHAT: Screening of THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY with workshop
WHEN: 25th January 2017 (10am-1pm)
WHERE: Middleton Hall, University of Hull, Cottingham Rd, Hull HU6 7RX
Film length: 2 hrs 19 mins
Workshop length: 25 mins
Certificate: 15
Language: English
Curriculum Links: Geography, History, PHSE, English lit
The BFI is funding 'Transformative Film Culture For Hull', as part of its National Lottery-funded Film Audience Network and led by its lead partner BFI Film Hub North. Delivered through Hull 2017 and by Hull Independent Cinema and a unique partnership of film festival, educational and archive partners from across the north, the film programme will bring a packed programme of more than 400 screenings, one-off events and film festivals throughout the year to Hull and the region. The programme reflects the BFI's activities across the UK to bring film to audiences where there is less opportunity for them to experience and engage in film, and to support local film networks and audience initiatives. There will be much more to explore, celebrate and enjoy.
Dr James Zborowski, lecturer in film and television studies at the University of Hull.
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The Talented Mr Ripley
At one point or another, all of us have probably fantasised about becoming someone else. But for young Tom Ripley, that's exactly what he sets out to achieve - using all his cunning and chameleon-like powers of reinvention to create a new identity for himself, and a new life too. When he encounters the wealthy, jazz-loving playboy Dickie Greenleaf at a sun-kissed Italian coastal resort, it seems like the start of a firm friendship - but soon, it looks like Tom doesn't just want to hang around with Dickie. He wants to become him - and he'll stop at nothing to get what he desires. This is a brilliantly-crafted, expertly creepy tale of obsession and identity, adapted from the novel by crime writer Patricia Highsmith.
Contains violence and occasional strong language.
Anthony Minghella
1999
USA
English
133 minutes