The Talented Mr. Ripley (film) locations included the Piazza Navona, the Spanish Steps and Piazza di Spagna in Rome, and the Caffè Florian in the Piazza San Marco, Venice. To prepare for the role of Ripley, Damon lost 30 pounds and learned to play the piano. Jude Law gained weight and learned to play the saxophone for his character; he also broke a rib when he fell backward while filming the murder scene in the boat. Roger Ebert gave the film four-out-of-four stars, calling it "an intelligent thriller" that is "insidious in the way it leads us to identify with Tom Ripley ... He's a
Piazza dei Signori, Padua Piazza dei Signori, Padua Piazza dei Signori is a city square in Padua, Italy. 'Concerns over the beautiful square, which is called the Signoria. This has stone floor cooked, serves for the theater of public shows of rides, and tournaments and is surrounded by towering factories and beautiful houses" Piazza dei Signori and Piazza della Signoria is one of the many plazas of the historic city of Padua. It was for centuries the scene of civic celebrations, tournaments and space representation of the city compared to larger squares of herbs (erbe) and fruits (frutta) that had more commercial leanings. The