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Nick SW8's avatar

Thanks to your review I've seen this again. And I think it was my first time in English (rather than French with subtitles, I should add to avoid sounding too pretentious!).

The Amazon print is very good and I love the sets, style, and costumes. The sense of life with lobotomy, as captured, rings entirely true from memories of summer vacations in the south of France - maybe it's something to do with the heat mixing with all that local vin rosé, apparently on tap? This may also be the first time I've ever liked Alain Delon in anything - he's usually just smooth and annoying Overall, it captures a perfect sense of place and time.

I have one minor quibble in that I prefer the ending as conjured up by the near-remake A Bigger Splash. Also Ralph Fiennes and his ghastly daughter were so much easier to dislike. But that Maserati... ooh la la: all is forgiven!

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Lady Metroland's avatar

Thanks for sending me off on a William Desmond Taylor vortex this afternoon so I could procrastinate from the desk job.

Next I might look up Delon’s bad behaviour…

He is my least favourite Ripley though.

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