Ep. 148 - Ripley (Highsmith, 1955/Zaillian, 2024)

About this episode

The episode dissects the 2024 series 'Ripley', exploring its themes, performances, and visual style compared to its literary source and previous adaptations.

**THIS EPISODE CONTAINS FULL SPOILERS** Tom Ripley is BACK! And this time, it’s colder, darker, and shot in gorgeous black and white. In today's episode of the Film is Lit podcast, we dissect "Ripley," the 2024 series that turns fraud into high art. From Andrew Scott’s quietly terrifying performance to the show’s deliberate pacing and razor-sharp visual style, could this be one of our favorite limited series of all time? Plus, how does it stack up against "The Talented Mr. Ripley?" All we know is that Patricia Highsmith would be proud of this adaptation. #AndrewScott #DakotaFanning #JohnnyFlynn #EliotSumner #StevenZaillian #RobertElswit #PatriciaHighsmith #FilmisLitpodcast #booktoscreen #Netflix

People in this episode

Host: Film is Lit

Topics covered

• TV series adaptation
• character analysis
• visual style
• performance review
• literary comparison

Keywords

• Ripley
• Patricia Highsmith
• Andrew Scott
• Netflix
• limited series
• The Talented Mr. Ripley
• visual style
• character analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ripley, The Talented Mr. Ripley

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