MovieChat Forums > A Good Woman (2005) Discussion > Talented Mr. Ripley

Talented Mr. Ripley

posted 10 years ago by birdmannavy
6 replies | jump to latest

Would someone who liked The Talented Mr. Ripley like this movie?

[–] goleafsgo27 10 years ago

First, they are not at all the same, but I quite enjoyed both of them.

I have seen enough to know I have seen too much. -- ALOTO

[–] waldenpond88 10 years ago

Now I'm curious: how did you come up with "The talented Mr. Ripley"?

[–] birdmannavy 10 years ago

There seems to be a similar setting and time along with the ideas of intrigue and identity. And sexual tension.

[–] waldenpond88 10 years ago

That could very well be.
Patricia Highsmith, the creator of Tom Ripley (5 novels), observed a young man walking on the beach in Sorrento in the early 50's and supposedly he inspired her to write about Tom Ripley.

[–] chas437 9 years ago

TMR was set in the late 1950s. This film is set in 1930. The subject matter is completely different. So, they are not similar.

[–] birdmannavy 9 years ago

Similar and "the same" are two different things. Thematically it seems that the two have a lot in common. I am not arguing about originality or claiming one over another, I'm simply musing and pondering.