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 (web service) answers and viewing more detailed statistics on class activity. The Piazza team is based in Palo Alto, California. In November 2011, Piazza launched iOS and Android mobile apps which would allow students share their ideas and get their queries answered. Piazza (web service) Piazza is a Q&A web service. It can be described as "mixture between a wiki and a forum" that can be used with learning management systems. The word Piazza comes from the Italian word for plaza—a common city square where people can come together to share ideas and knowledge. Pooja Sankar created the first prototype of Piazza