Purple Noon(Plein soleil)
Dir: René Clément
France/Italy, 1960, French, 118mins, DCP
Cast: Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt
The devastatingly handsome Alain Delon gives a star-making performance in the first adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's celebrated Ripley novel series. As anti-hero Tom Ripley, Delon plays a chameleon with many talents who is sent to Italy to retrieve a shipping magnate's wayward son, Philippe. Obsessed with Philippe's life, Ripley soon finds himself using all of his talents to elude the authorities and literally take over Philippe's life. Suppressing the homosexual subtext, this engrossing, sun-drenched noir led by a fascinating and morally complex protagonist is simultaneously a triumph for Highsmith, Delon and director René Clément.
4/12 (Sun): Seminar with Joyce Yang and May Ng
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Film Archive
K11 Art House
The Metroplex
Festival Grand Cinema
the sky
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
MOViE MOViE
CINE FAN ONLINE
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
M+ Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
The Grand Cinema
Broadway Hollywood
Cine Moko
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Full House
Introduction