Culture Patricia Highsmith’s work on celluloid Previous Next Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" (with Stewart Granger, left, and Robert Walker) was based on Highsmith's first novel, and shot the writer to early fame. Keystone / Str Dennis Hopper (right) and Swiss actor Bruno Ganz in Wim Wenders' "The American Friend" (1977). Copyright © Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection Alain Delon played the character Ripley in "Purple Noon" (Plein Soleil, 1960). Highsmith didn't like the film's adaptation, especially its "moralistic" ending, contrary to the writer's carefully plotted stories based on "perfect crimes". Copyright © Everett Collection / Everett Collection Todd Haynes' "Carol", with Rooney Mara (left) and Cate Blanchett, 2015. ©weinstein Company/courtesy Everett Collection Matt Damon (left) reincarnated "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999) along Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow. The film is a remake of "Purple Noon". ©paramount/courtesy Everett Collection Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 This content was published on November 24, 2023 - 12:15 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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