Plein Soleil

<div><b>Book tickets for two or more of our&nbsp;</b><b><a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/noirvember">Noirvember</a></b><b>&nbsp;films in the same transaction to receive a discount!</b><b></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Book tickets for two or more of our <a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/patricia-highsmith">Patricia Highsmith</a></b><b>&nbsp;films in the same transaction to receive a discount!</b></div><div><br></div><div><div>René Clément got hold of Patricia Highsmith's <i>The Talented Mr. Ripley</i> decades before Anthony Minghella. In his third film appearance and in the same year he starred in Luchino Visconti’s family drama <i>Rocco and His Brothers</i>, a sleek and beautiful 24-year-old Alain Delon exudes icy charm as Tom Ripley, commissioned by a San Francisco industrialist to travel to Europe, find his prodigal son and bring him home. Ripley tracks down Philippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet) in the Italian port town of Mongibello, near Naples. He instantly takes to the glorious sun-soaked Mediterranean life, and instead of convincing Greenleaf to return home, befriends him and settles in to stay, putting off the father's requests for updates. The friendship takes a chilling turn, however, when the father cuts off Ripley's funds and Ripley decides he has to maintain his new lifestyle at any cost.</div><div><br></div><div>In capturing the Ripley of Highsmith's novel, Delon gives a spine-tingling performance, one that is underscored by Nino Rota's sparkling and eerie soundtrack. With regular Claude Chabrol collaborator Paul Gégauff's co-written screenplay, Clément slowly builds the tension to an almost unbearable level.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><i>"</i><i>With the release of </i><a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/movie/a-talent-for-murder">A Talent for Murder</a><i> it’s only natural to showcase the work of Patricia Highsmith, an expert in the craft of the psychological thriller and cold-blooded characters. We see the smooth stylings of Alain Delon play Tom Ripley in </i>Plein Soleil<i> whilst on the other side of the pond, Farley Granger and Robert Walker find themselves sitting opposite each other in the Hitchcock classic, </i>Strangers on a Train<i>."</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>- Written by Raymah Tariq, Programme Manager</i></div></div>CrimePT1H59MPG2026-11-22FRfr
Alain Delon
Marie Laforêt
Maurice Ronet
René Clément
Raymond Hakim
Robert Hakim
Plein Soleil"Plein Soleil"

Showtimes

November 22, 1:45 pm

Filmhouse