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American Friend. The
(Der amerikanische Freund)
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(BLU-RAY 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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5021866014418 |
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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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126 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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Blu-Ray /
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 electric interpIay of Bruno Ganz and Dennis Hopper.
Ganz plays Jonathan Zimmermann, a picture framer with a terminal medicaI condition. Through a series of encounters and machinations, he accepts money to kill a criminal in order to support his famiIy after his death. He is aided by Tom RipIey (Hopper), an art forger. Unbeknown to Jonathan, Ripley is behind aIl the plans. However, the criminaI and borderline sociopath's feeIings towards Jonathan eventualIy change and he feels a responsibiIity 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 Clément’s PIein SoIeil, a 1960 adaptation of The TaIented Mr. Ripley was all sun and glamour. (As was Anthony MinghelIa's 1999 version.) Wenders’ take on the third novel in the Ripley series – which also used an element of the plot from the second, RipIey Under Ground – is grittier. And in Dennis Hopper, Ripley is a far more unsettling figure. The actor aIlegedly 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 Iater deveIop 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 lynchpin of the film, one of the few adaptations of her work that Highsmith admired. |
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