Hot Sun (Retro Film)

DIGITALLY RESTORED

BASED ON THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY BY PATRICIA HIGHSMITH

“TOTAL THRILL. ONE OF THE BEST THRILLERS OF ALL TIME” Reelviews

"A MASTERPIECE. ITSELF ETCHED INTO MEMORY" Svenska Dagbladet

Fed up with his young son Philippe living a playboy life in Italy, wealthy Herbert Greenleaf commissions Tom Ripley to lure him back to the United States. Tom accepts the challenge and travels to the spectacular Amalfi Coast, but quickly develops a taste for the sweet life of wine and beautiful women. Soon Tom begins to entertain the idea of murdering Philippe and assuming his identity...

HOT SUN caused a sensation when it was released in 1960 and was a major breakthrough for Alain Delon. Five-time Cannes Award-winning film legend René Clément (Dangerous Harbor, Forbidden Game) directed the film based on Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, which was also filmed in 1999 with Matt Damon in the role of Delon. Her books have also been filmed by greats such as Hitchcock (Strangers on a Train), Wim Wenders (The American Friend) and Todd Haynes (Carol).

BONUS MATERIAL * René Clément: At the heart of the New Wave. Documentary by Dominique Maillet about the film and its legendary director (1 hr 7 min)

“DELIVERYLY IMMORAL THRILLER WITH A DEVILALLY ATTRACTIVE STAR” Independent ”

"A HITCHCOCK-FRESH THRILL IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN" San Francisco Examiner