Spotlight on PURPLE NOON with Imogen Sara Smith
Purple Noon • 4m 28s
In the following introduction recorded in 2021, critic Imogen Sara Smith explores the seductive charm and subtle menace of René Clément’s gorgeous Patricia Highsmith adaptation, starring Alain Delon in his breakout role as the duplicitous Tom Ripley.
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“Cinépanorama”: Alain Delon, 1962
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Patricia Highsmith, 1971
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