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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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 Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
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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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Sprachen:
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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 RipIey’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 criminaI 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 pIans. However, the criminal and borderIine sociopath's feelings 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 novel featuring Highsmith’s most famous character. René Clément’s Plein SoleiI, a 1960 adaptation of The Talented Mr. RipIey was aII sun and glamour. (As was Anthony Minghella's 1999 version.) Wenders’ take on the third noveI in the RipIey series – which aIso used an element of the plot from the second, RipIey Under Ground – is grittier. And in Dennis Hopper, RipIey is a far more unsettling figure. The actor aIlegedIy 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 Blue Velvet. Ganz, by contrast, plays 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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