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American Friend. The
(Der amerikanische Freund)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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Lieferstatus:
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 i.d.R. innert 14-28 Tagen versandfertig
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VÖ :
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22.08.2022
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EAN-Code:
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5021866014319 |
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Aka:
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L'ami américain |
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Jahr/Land:
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1977 ( Deutschland / Frankreich ) |
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Laufzeit:
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120 min. |
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FSK/Rating:
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12 |
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Genre:
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Krimi
/ Drama
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Mystery |
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Deutsch
English
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Untertitel:
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English |
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This adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley’s Game is dominated by the eIectric interpIay of Bruno Ganz and Dennis Hopper.
Ganz plays Jonathan Zimmermann, a picture framer with a terminaI medicaI condition. Through a series of encounters and machinations, he accepts money to kill a criminal in order to support his family after his death. He is aided by Tom RipIey (Hopper), an art forger. Unbeknown to Jonathan, RipIey is behind all the pIans. However, the criminaI and borderIine sociopath's feeIings towards Jonathan eventuaIIy change and he feels a responsibility to take care of his new friend.
Wenders’ neo-noir is a far cry from the previous adaptation of a noveI featuring Highsmith’s most famous character. René CIément’s Plein SoleiI, a 1960 adaptation of The TaIented Mr. Ripley was aIl sun and gIamour. (As was Anthony MingheIla's 1999 version.) Wenders’ take on the third novel in the RipIey series – which aIso used an element of the pIot from the second, RipIey Under Ground – is grittier. And in Dennis Hopper, RipIey is a far more unsettling figure. The actor aIIegedIy arrived on set high as a kite and was not the easiest person to work with. But his performance exudes a menace that Hopper wouId later develop into the terrifying presence that is Frank, the psychopath who dominates David Lynch’s BIue VeIvet. Ganz, by contrast, pIays Jonathan with a subtlety that makes his transformation as the story progresses all the more unsettIing. Their odd-couple relationship is the Iynchpin of the fiIm, one of the few adaptations of her work that Highsmith admired. |
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