Ripley's Game (2002)

Director:

Liliana Cavani

Writers:

Charles McKeown (written by) and
Liliana Cavani (written by) ...
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Release Date:

7 February 2003 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Older. Wiser. More talented.

Plot:

Tom Ripley persuades a man to commit a murder for a large sum of money. The situation goes out of control, and that man must escape trouble.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Money | Train Guard | Breakfast | Anti Hero

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Ray Winstone	...	Reeves
John Malkovich	...	Tom Ripley
Uwe Mansshardt	...	Terry
Hanns Zischler	...	Art Dealer
Paolo Paoloni	...	Franco
Maurizio Lucà	...	Franco's Assistant
Dougray Scott	...	Jonathan Trevanny
Evelina Meghnagi	...	Maria
Chiara Caselli	...	Luisa Harari
Lena Headey	...	Sarah Trevanny
Sam Blitz	...	Matthew Trevanny
Emidio La Vella	...	Shoe Shop Owner (as Emidio Lavella)
Lutz Winde	...	Ernst
Nikolaus Deutsch	...	Dr. Wentzel
Wilfried Zander	...	Belinsky
Hendrikje Fitz	...	Teacher in Zoo
Francesca Ventura	...	Hotel Maid
Yurij Rosstalnyj	...	Guleghin
Ronnie Paul	...	Gregory
Thomas Bloem	...	Bodyguard on Train
Oliver Hanisch	...	Gangster
Soncke M. Korries	...	Gangster (as Sonke Korries)
Rene Lay	...	Gangster

Directed by
Liliana Cavani

Writing credits
Charles McKeown		(written by) and
Liliana Cavani		(written by)
Patricia Highsmith		(novel)

Produced by
Simon Bosanquet	....	producer
Marco Chimenz	....	executive producer
Cam Galano	....	executive producer (as Camela Galano)
Ileen Maisel	....	producer
Rolf Mittweg	....	executive producer
Mark Ordesky	....	executive producer
Russell Smith	....	executive producer
Rudi Teichmann	....	service producer
Riccardo Tozzi	....	producer

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by
Alfio Contini

Film Editing by
Jon Harris

Production Design by
Francesco Frigeri

Art Direction by
Giovanni A. Scribano

Set Decoration by
Verde Visconti

Costume Design by
Fotini Dimou
Raffaella Fantasia
Alberto Verso

Makeup Department
Carlo Barucci	....	chief hair stylist
Enrico Jacoponi	....	key makeup artist
Francesca Jacoponi	....	hair stylist
Lena Lazzarotto	....	makeup assistant: Germany
Katia Sisto	....	makeup artist
Gino Zamprioli	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Kristov Brändli	....	unit production manager: Germany
Francesca Cingolani	....	production manager
Giacomo Gagliardo	....	assistant production manager
Nigel Goldsack	....	executive in charge of production
Silvia Natali	....	production manager
Veronica Pillon	....	assistant production manager
Simona Prosperi	....	unit manager
Marta Razzano	....	unit manager
Justine Redfern	....	post-production supervisor
Cinzia Taffani	....	unit manager
Elena Zokas	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ludovica Barbieri	....	third assistant director
Fabrizio Castellani	....	first assistant director
Diego D'Andrea	....	third assistant director
Daniela Merlo	....	assistant director
Francesca Polic Greco	....	second assistant director (as Francesca Polic´Greco)
Laura Popescu-Zeletin	....	third assistant director: Germany
Karin Scherer	....	second assistant director: Germany
Simonetta Valentini	....	second assistant director: additional shooting

Art Department
Biagio Fersini	....	first assistant art director
Alfonso Fortunati	....	painter
Matthias Kroul	....	swing gang: Germany
Pietro Masotti	....	prop man
Riccardo Passanisi	....	property master
Mauro Passi	....	lead man
Leonardo Puccini	....	second assistant art director
Dörte Schreiterer	....	assistant prop man: Germany
Hendrik Schulz	....	swing gang: Germany
Donato Tieppo	....	prop buyer
Thierry Toscan	....	prop man
Heike Wolf	....	draughtsperson: Germany

Sound Department
Lydia Andrew	....	assistant sound editor
Gareth Bull	....	foley recordist
Matthew Desorgher	....	boom operator
Robert Farr	....	dialogue mixer
Richard Fettes	....	foley editor
Stan Fiferman	....	foley artist
Diane Greaves	....	foley artist
John Hayward	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Lloyd	....	supervising sound editor
Ian Macbeth	....	assistant sound editor
Hugo Middleton	....	adr & dialogue editor
Richard Pryke	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
John Rodda	....	sound mixer
Brian Simmons	....	sound mixer
Richard Street	....	preview re-recording mixer
Andy Thompson	....	dialogue mixer
David Abrahamsen	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Andrew Caller	....	sound technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Maurizio Corridori	....	special effects supervisor
Silvano Scasseddu	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Mark Bakowski	....	digital compositor
Angus Cameron	....	digital effects supervisor
Sharon Lark	....	visual effects producer
Sarah Lockwood	....	digital compositor
Andy Stevens	....	visual effects supervisor: Millfilm
Christopher Grandel	....	trailer digital effects, Howard Anderson Company (uncredited)

Stunts
Oliver Hanisch	....	stunts
Ronnie Paul	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Gianni Aldi	....	Steadicam operator
Gianni Aldi	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Bruno Angeletti	....	additional electrician
Maurizio Benvenuto	....	grip
Marco Bivona	....	additional grip
Fabrizio Bucciarelli	....	additional grip
Vittorio Contino	....	generator operator
Domenico D'Andrea	....	clapper loader
Tarek El Barbari	....	additional electrician: Germany
Eva Fleig	....	camera operator: Germany (as Eeva Fleig)
Gabriele Gorga	....	electrician
Tino Gorga	....	gaffer
Valerio Gorga	....	electrician
Thomas Gottschalk	....	first assistant camera: Germany
Kim Howland	....	camera operator: Germany
Bill Kaye	....	additional still photographer: pre-production
Anna Leippe	....	clapper loader: Germany
Emiliano Leurini	....	focus puller
Maurizio Lucchini	....	focus puller
Romano Martiri	....	additional electrician
Maurizio Nori	....	additional electrician
Claudio Pagliarani	....	second assistant camera
Maurizio Piano	....	Steadicam operator
Enrico Quacquarini	....	additional grip
Pierino Quacquarini	....	grip
Giancarlo Rocchetti	....	key grip
Vittorio Rocchetti	....	grip
Sandro Rubbo	....	focus puller (as Sandro Rubeo)
Uli Schmidt	....	assistant camera
Sergio Strizzi	....	still photographer
Marcello Tallone	....	electrician
Mary Thompson	....	video assist operator
Massimiliano Trevis	....	Steadicam operator
Massimiliano Trevis	....	camera operator
Pino Venditti	....	camera operator
Jette Waldow	....	clapper loader

Casting Department
Tina Böckenhauer	....	additional casting: Germany
Louis Elman	....	adr casting
Benson Weingarten	....	additional casting: Germany
Fiona Weir	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Helena Brown	....	wardrobe assistant
Osvaldo Che	....	tailor
Paul Colford	....	wardrobe assistant
Lena Harlan	....	wardrobe assistant: Germany
Susanne Kuehnhold	....	wardrobe assistant: Germany
Gabriella Loria	....	assistant costume designer
Linda Mellin	....	wardrobe supervisor
Olga Pagnotta	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Kevin Ahern	....	first assistant editor
Pasquale Cuzzupoli	....	color consultant
Christopher Lloyd	....	first assistant editor
Geraldine Patten	....	post-production assistant
Stephen R. Sheridan	....	color timer

Music Department
Angelo Giovagnoli	....	orchestra coordinator
Fabio Venturi	....	music scoring engineer

Transportation Department
Mario Campagna	....	transportation captain
Elio Cecchin	....	driver
Manuel Katzy	....	transportation captain: Germany

Other crew
Chris Allies	....	title designer
Steve Barry	....	first assistant production accountant
Dana Belcastro	....	production executive
Rachel Blasi	....	production secretary
Roberta Butti	....	assistant: Mr. Scott
Antonio Chiffi	....	crowd marshall
Tommaso Dabala	....	set production assistant (as Tommaso Dabalá)
Marco Dall'Armi	....	production runner
Rita Della Rocca	....	production accountant
Christian Ebner	....	assistant production accountant: Germany
Renate Farber	....	production coordinator: Germany
John Fonseca	....	dialogue coach: Chiara Caselli
Vanessa Fourgeaud	....	assistant: Mr. Malkovich
David Gaertner	....	production runner
Alessandro Gioffré	....	set production assistant
Julia Haarbrücker	....	set production assistant: Germany
Lena Helling	....	set production assistant: Germany
Monika Helmer	....	production accountant: Germany
Kali Huber	....	production runner
Joscha Keller	....	set production assistant: Germany
Joanne King	....	assistant to producer
Yves Krol	....	location scout: Germany
Silke Krüger	....	location manager: Germany
Stefano Dalla Lana	....	set production assistant
Marco Landolfi	....	payroll
Mariateresa La Saracina	....	dialogue coach: Sam Blitz
Paolo Marchetti	....	set production assistant
Gaia Marotta	....	production coordinator
Marco Mattei	....	cashier
Marco Mattei	....	production accountant
Andrew Noakes	....	financial controller
Firminio Pasquali	....	accounting supervisor
Carla Maria Perrina	....	payroll clerk
Andrea Piria	....	cashier: Italy
Marta Razzano	....	assistant location manager
Justine Redfern	....	assistant to producer
Eugene Rizzo	....	unit publicist
Rosanna Roditi	....	location manager
Melissa Strizzi	....	script supervisor
Luciano Tartaglia	....	production accountant
Margaret A. Thompson	....	assistant: Mr. De Laurentiis (as Margaret Thompson)
Margaret A. Thompson	....	production coordinator
Volkmar Umlauft	....	set location manager: Germany
Verde Visconti	....	visual consultant
Julia Wilson Dickson	....	dialogue coach: Dougray Scott (as Julia Wilson-Dickson)
Wendy Zych	....	contact: London

Production Companies

• Cattleya
• Baby Films
• Mr. Mudd

Distributors

• 01 Distribuzione (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• Fine Line Features (2003) (USA) (all media)
• RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Canvas (2009) (Belgium) (TV)
• Distribution Company (2004) (Argentina) (all media)
• Metropolitan Filmexport
• New Line Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (video)
• SF Film (2004) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Talpa (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Mill Films (I) (optical effects)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance services
• Anvil Post Production  foley recorded at
• B&T Film  production services: Germany
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)  TV footage supplied by
• Carlo Manzi Rentals  costume house
• Charles Russell, London  legal services: UK
• Cinecittá Studios  telecine transfers
• Cinesicurtà  insurance services
• Cinetecnica  facility vehicles
• Cupitò e Sergianno  set construction
• Deluxe  color by
• Dining Busse  catering: Germany
• Etro  costumes
• Film Finance  completion bond
• Forum Music Village  music recorded at
• Freewheel  pre-production financing provided by
• Gai Mattiolo  costumes
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  Avid AudioVision systems supplied by
• Gearbox  editing equipment
• Gioielli Damiani  costumes
• Giorgio Armani  costumes
• Kodak Italia  film stock
• Location Facilities  facility vehicles
• Loeb and Loeb  legal services: Italy
• Mazal Travel  travel services: Italy
• Menservice  catering: Italy
• Panalight  cameras and lenses supplied by
• Pinewood Sound  sound re-recorded at
• Premier PR  public relations
• Sapex Scripts  post-production scripts
• Star's Dinner Express  catering: Germany
• Travel Company, The  travel services: UK

Also Known As:

Il gioco di Ripley (Italy)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language, some sexuality.

Runtime:

110 min | Argentina:112 min

Country:

Italy | UK | USA

Language:

English | German | Italian

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) (slightly cut) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Germany:16 | Argentina:13 | Ireland:18 | Canada:18A

Filming Locations:

Aquarium, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany

Company:

Cattleya

Trivia:

The first sequel to The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) which had Matt Damon as Ripley. However, while that film took place in the 1950's, this film seems to take place in contemporary times (i.e. the 21st century), as one sees a microwave of modern design in the Trevanny home. Ripley should thus stand at the age of about seventy or eighty, but John Malkovich, who takes over the role from Matt Damon, stands at only 17 years older than Matt Damon.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Trevanny and Reeves first meet in the hotel, Trevanny's cigar changes orientation, between shots.

Quotes:

Reeves: [tucking into eggs] Mmmm, exquisito!

Movie Connections:

References "Candid Camera" (1953)

Soundtrack:

Ripley's Yoga

Let The Killings Begin! (Excellent Film)

I gave this 10 out of a possible 10 stars.

I had no idea that this Mr. Ripley was the same Ripley as the character in The Talented Mr. Ripley, which I've also seen.

In this film, the splendid actor, John Malkovich plays an older, more sure of himself, and perhaps crueler Tom Ripley.( Matt Damon did the honors in The Talented Mr. Ripley - also an excellent film).

I was a little confused at the beginnings of the film, and it took me about 15 or 20 minutes to get into this movie, and figure out who was who.

Once the film moves on to the main storyline, I was pulled in completely, and glad I did not give up on it earlier. I don't know when I have been so thrilled and involved with a film.

Tom Ripley is as ruthless as they come, and cool as ice. A good man to have on your side in a tight pinch, because believe you don't want him NOT on your side, since he does enjoy beating people to death on occasion.

How a character this vile could end up having me on the edge of my seat, worrying about him, and rooting for him, I can't begin to imagine. Its due to the talents of John Malkovich, who should have gotten an Oscar for this role. I don't know, but I'm guessing he didn't.

Malkovich is thrilling in the tight, tense scenes where the suspense runs higher than a river at flood stage. He also has a great wardrobe, and dresses in black quite a bit--a long black coat that I adored, and a black beret like hat--if you're into costuming like I am.

I have not read the novel on which this film is based, it may be that the book is more explicit, but in the film I definitely got the feeling of a very strong undercurrent of homoerotica between Tom and his ingenue, Jonathan. This undercurrent of homosexual love is what makes the plot work, and explains the motivations behind what Ripley does, and later, Jonathan.