The Talented Mr. Ripley (film) The Talented Mr. Ripley (film) The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written for the screen and directed by Anthony Minghella. An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel of the same name, the film stars Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf, Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood, Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue, and Philip Seymour Hoffman as Freddie Miles. The novel was previously filmed as "Purple Noon" in 1960. Tom Ripley is a young man struggling to make a living in 1950s New York City with his "talents": telling lies, forging signatures and
Fay Ripley had originally planned not to return to the show, but reprised the role so she could have an on-screen record of the final stages of her pregnancy with her first child. In 2000, Ripley appeared in the British dogme film "The Announcement", as well as playing lead female character Grace Bingley—opposite Paul Rhys—in the Granada television pilot "I Saw You", which used many of the same production staff as "Cold Feet". David Belcher of "The Herald" called Ripley "perfectly scatty, tousled and self-sufficient" in the role, and Joe Joseph of "The Times" complimented her comic timing. Ripley returned to "I