jean monahan

Sumptuous, seductive, elusive, Ripley is a glittering Grand Tour through Italy in black and white, silver and grey. A triumph of great acting, cinematography and screenwriting. Homage to the pinnacles of Italian architecture and art, Caravaggio especially.

Incredibly beautiful while also horrifying to hear how her grandfather minimized his monstrous behavior and their grandmother did not stop him. Amanda and her sister are so brave. A knockout.

As with Parasite, no holds barred as he examines the brutal inequality between social classes and the thin or nonexistent line between good and evil.