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==Adaptations of Highsmith works== Several of Highsmith's works have been adapted for other media, some more than once.<ref name=Arn>{{cite magazine|last1=Arn|first1=Jackson|title=Adaptation: Patricia Highsmith|url=http://www.filmcomment.com/blog/adaptation-patricia-highsmith/|magazine=[[Film Comment]]|publisher=[[Film Society of Lincoln Center]]|date=November 25, 2015|access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Nolan|first1=Monica|title=Everyone Is Guilty: The Films of Patricia Highsmith|url=http://www.filmnoirfoundation.org/noircitymag/Patricia-Highsmith.pdf|website=Noir City|publisher=Film Noir Foundation|date=Fall 2015|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Morris|first1=Bill|title=The Filmable Miss Highsmith|url=http://www.themillions.com/2015/11/the-filmable-miss-highsmith.html|website=[[The Millions]]|date=November 25, 2015|access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref> ===Film=== <!--Character names in films may not be spelled the same as in the novels.--> <!--User-generated sources are not acceptable — See WP:USERG.--> * 1951: ''Strangers on a Train'' was adapted as a [[Strangers on a Train (film)|film of same name]] directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring [[Farley Granger]] as Guy Haines, [[Robert Walker (actor, born 1918)|Robert Walker]] as Bruno Anthony, [[Ruth Roman]] as Anne Morton, [[Patricia Hitchcock]] as Barbara Morton and [[Laura Elliott]] as Miriam Joyce Haines. * 1963: ''The Blunderer'' was adapted as French language film ''Le meurtrier'' ("The Murderer"), directed by [[Claude Autant-Lara]] starring [[Maurice Ronet]] as Walter Saccard, [[Yvonne Furneaux]] as Clara Saccard, [[Gert Fröbe]] as Melchior Kimmel, [[Marina Vlady]] as Ellie and [[Robert Hossein]] as Corbi. It is known in English as ''[[Enough Rope (film)|Enough Rope]]''. * 1969: ''Strangers on a Train'' was adapted as ''[[Once You Kiss a Stranger]]'', directed by [[Robert Sparr]] starring [[Paul Burke (actor)|Paul Burke]] as Jerry, [[Carol Lynley]] as Diana and [[Martha Hyer]] as Lee. * 1977: ''This Sweet Sickness'' was adapted as French language film ''Dites-lui que je l'aime'', directed by [[Claude Miller]] starring [[Gérard Depardieu]] as David Martineau, [[Miou-Miou]] as Juliette, [[Dominique Laffin]] as Lise, and Jacques Denis as Gérard Dutilleux. It is known in English as ''[[This Sweet Sickness (film)|This Sweet Sickness]]''. * 1978: ''The Glass Cell'' was adapted as German language film ''[[Die gläserne Zelle]]'', directed by [[Hans W. Geißendörfer]] starring [[Brigitte Fossey]] as Lisa Braun, [[Helmut Griem]] as Phillip Braun, [[Dieter Laser]] as David Reinelt and [[Walter Kohut]] as Robert Lasky. * 1981: ''Deep Water'' was adapted as French language film ''[[Eaux profondes]]'', directed by [[Michel Deville]] starring [[Isabelle Huppert]] as Melanie and [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]] as Vic Allen. * 1983: ''Edith's Diary'' was adapted as German language film ''Ediths Tagebuch'', directed by [[Hans W. Geißendörfer]] starring [[Angela Winkler]] as Edith. * 1986: ''The Two Faces of January'' was adapted as German language film ''Die zwei Gesichter des Januars'', directed by Wolfgang Storch starring Charles Brauer as Chester McFarland, Yolanda Jilot as Colette McFarland and Thomas Schücke as Rydal Keener. * 1987: ''The Cry of the Owl'' was adapted as French language film ''[[The Cry of the Owl (1987 film)|Le cri du hibou]]'', directed by [[Claude Chabrol]] starring [[Christophe Malavoy]] as Robert, [[Mathilda May]] as Juliette, Jacques Penot as Patrick and [[Virginie Thévenet]] as Véronique. * 1987: The film version of ''Strangers on a Train'' by Alfred Hitchcock inspired the [[black comedy]] American film ''[[Throw Momma from the Train]]'', directed by [[Danny DeVito]]. * 1989: ''A Suspension of Mercy'' (aka ''The Story Teller'') was adapted as German language film ''Der Geschichtenerzähler'', directed by Rainer Boldt starring Udo Schenk as Nico Thomkins and Anke Sevenich as Helen Thomkins. * 2009: ''The Cry of the Owl'' was adapted as a film [[The Cry of the Owl (2009 film)|of same name]], directed by [[Jamie Thraves]] starring [[Paddy Considine]] as Robert Forester and [[Julia Stiles]] as Jenny Thierolf. * 2014: ''The Two Faces of January'' was adapted as a [[The Two Faces of January (film)|film of same name]], written and directed by [[Hossein Amini]] starring [[Viggo Mortensen]] as Chester MacFarland, [[Kirsten Dunst]] as Colette MacFarland and [[Oscar Isaac]] as Rydal. It was released during the [[64th Berlin International Film Festival]]. * 2014: ''A Mighty Nice Man'' was adapted as a short film, directed by Jonathan Dee starring Kylie McVey as Charlotte, Jacqueline Baum as Emilie, [[Kristen Connolly]] as Charlotte's Mother, and [[Billy Magnussen]] as Robbie. * 2015: A film adaptation of ''The Price of Salt'', titled ''[[Carol (film)|Carol]]'', was written by Phyllis Nagy and directed by [[Todd Haynes]], starring [[Cate Blanchett]] as Carol Aird and [[Rooney Mara]] as Therese Belivet. * 2016: ''The Blunderer'' was adapted as ''[[A Kind of Murder]]'', directed by [[Andy Goddard]] starring [[Patrick Wilson]] as Walter Stackhouse, [[Jessica Biel]] as Clara Stackhouse, [[Haley Bennett]] as Ellie Briess, and [[Eddie Marsan]] as Mitchell "Marty" Kimmel. * 2022: ''Deep Water'' was [[Deep Water (2022 film)|adapted again]], directed by [[Adrian Lyne]] starring [[Ben Affleck]] and [[Ana de Armas]]. ===="Ripliad"==== * 1960: ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' was adapted as French language film ''Plein soleil'' (titled ''Purple Noon'' for English-language audiences, though it translates as "Full Sun"{{hairsp}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lesser|first1=Wendy|title=Purple Noon: A superior take on The Talented Mr. Ripley|url=https://www.loa.org/news-and-views/1182-_purple-noon_-a-superior-take-on-_the-talented-mr-ripley_|website=[[Library of America]]|date=July 27, 2016|access-date=May 1, 2019}}</ref>). Directed by René Clément starring [[Alain Delon]] as Tom Ripley, [[Maurice Ronet]] as Philippe Greenleaf, and [[Marie Laforêt]] as Marge Duval. Both Highsmith and film critic [[Roger Ebert]] criticized the screenplay for altering the ending to prevent Ripley from going unpunished as he does in the novel.<ref name="Wilson-Telegraph" /><ref name="ebertpurple">{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |date=July 3, 1996 |title=Purple Noon |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/purple-noon-1960 |access-date=October 6, 2015 |website=RogerEbert.com}}</ref> * 1977: ''Ripley's Game'' (third novel) and a "plot fragment" of ''Ripley Under Ground'' (second novel) were adapted as German language film ''Der Amerikanische Freund'' (''The American Friend''). Directed by [[Wim Wenders]] with [[Dennis Hopper]] as Ripley. Highsmith initially disliked the film but later found it stylish, although she did not like how Ripley was interpreted.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Peary|first1=Gerald|title=Patricia Highsmith|url=http://www.geraldpeary.com/interviews/ghi/highsmith.html|website=geraldpeary.com|date=Spring 1988|access-date=October 6, 2015|ref=[[Sight & Sound]], (vol.75, no.2), pp.104–105|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173347/http://www.geraldpeary.com/interviews/ghi/highsmith.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=usurped}}</ref> * 1999: ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' was adapted as [[The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)|an American production]]. Directed by [[Anthony Minghella]] with [[Matt Damon]] as Ripley, [[Jude Law]] as Dickie Greenleaf, and [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] as Marge Sherwood. * 2002: ''Ripley's Game'' was adapted as a film [[Ripley's Game (film)|of same name]] for an English language Italian production. Directed by [[Liliana Cavani]] with [[John Malkovich]] as Ripley, [[Chiara Caselli]] as Luisa Harari Ripley, [[Ray Winstone]] as Reeves Minot, [[Dougray Scott]] as Jonathan Trevanny, and [[Lena Headey]] as Sarah Trevanny. Although not all reviews were favorable, Roger Ebert regarded it as the best of all the Ripley films.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ebert|first1=Roger|authorlink=Roger Ebert|title=Ripley's Game|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-ripleys-game-2002|website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|date=April 9, 2006|access-date=October 6, 2015}}</ref> * 2005: ''Ripley Under Ground'' was adapted as a film [[Ripley Under Ground (film)|of same name]]. Directed by [[Roger Spottiswoode]] with [[Barry Pepper]] as Ripley, [[Jacinda Barrett]] as Héloïse Plisson-Ripley, [[Willem Dafoe]] as Neil Murchison, and [[Tom Wilkinson]] as John Webster. * 2024: ''[[Ripley (TV series)|Ripley]]'' is an American television series originally ordered by [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] in 2019, with [[Steven Zaillian]] directing, and [[Andrew Scott (actor)|Andrew Scott]] as Tom Ripley.<ref name=Malone>{{cite magazine|last1=Malone|first1=Michael|title=Showtime to Turn Highsmith's 'Ripley' Novels Into Series|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/showtime-to-turn-highsmiths-ripley-novels-into-series|magazine=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=September 25, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> Development of the limited series moved to [[Netflix]] in 2023,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Porter |first1=Rick |title='Ripley' Series Moving From Showtime to Netflix |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/talented-mr-ripley-series-moving-netflix-showtime-1235322247/ |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 10, 2023 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> and premiered the following year.<ref name="Ripley2024">{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |date=January 22, 2024 |title='Ripley' Teaser Trailer Unveils First Look At Andrew Scott As Tom Ripley; Netflix Premiere Date |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/ripley-teaser-trailer-andrew-scott-tom-ripley-premiere-date-1235800424/ |access-date=5 April 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref name="Ripley-Netflix">{{cite news |last1=Lloyd |first1=Robert |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Netflix's 'Ripley' is a scrupulous, stylish adaptation with Andrew Scott as its star |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-04/ripley-review-netflix-andrew-scott-patricia-highsmith |access-date=5 April 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> ===Television=== <!-- User-generated sources are not acceptable — do not use them for citations. See WP:USERG. --> * 1958: ''Strangers on a Train'' was adapted by [[Warner Brothers]] for an episode of the TV series ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]''. * 1982: Scenes from the Ripley novels were dramatized in the episode ''A Gift for Murder'' of ''[[The South Bank Show]]'', with [[Jonathan Kent (director)|Jonathan Kent]] portraying Tom Ripley. The episode included an interview with Patricia Highsmith.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nagy|first1=Phyllis|title=Not Easily Pleased|url=http://metrograph.com/edition/article/41/not-easily-pleased|website=Metrograph Theatre|date=December 26, 2016|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135652/http://metrograph.com/edition/article/41/not-easily-pleased|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1983: ''Deep Water'' was adapted as a two-part [[miniseries]] for German television as ''Tiefe Wasser'', directed by [[Franz Peter Wirth]] starring Peter Bongartz as Vic van Allen, [[Constanze Engelbrecht]] as Melinda van Allen, [[Reinhard Glemnitz]] as Dirk Weisberg, [[Raimund Harmstorf]] as Anton Kameter, and [[Sky du Mont]] as Charley de Lisle.<ref name="Metzler">{{cite book|last1=Metzler|first1=J.B.|title=Lexikon Literaturverfilmungen: Verzeichnis deutschsprachiger Filme 1945–2000|date=2001|publisher=Springer-Verlag|location=Stuttgart, Germany|page=88|edition=1st|language=de|isbn=978-3-476-01801-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Walt|first1=G|title=Tiefe Wasser|url=https://www.zauberspiegel-online.de/index.php/krimi-thriller-mainmenu-12/gesehenes-mainmenu-160/4925-tiefe-wasser-nach-patricia-highsmith|website=Zauberspiegel|access-date=July 4, 2018|language=de}}</ref> * 1987: ''The Cry of the Owl'' was adapted for German television as ''Der Schrei der Eule'', directed by Tom Toelle starring [[Matthias Habich]] as Robert Forster, [[Birgit Doll]] as Johanna Tierolf, [[Jacques Breuer]] as Karl Weick, Fritz Lichtenhahn as Inspektor Lippenholtz, and [[Doris Kunstmann]] as Vicky. * 1993: ''The Tremor of Forgery'' was adapted as German television film ''Trip nach Tunis'', directed by Peter Goedel starring [[David Hunt (actor)|David Hunt]] as Howard Ingham, [[Karen Sillas]] as Ina Pallant and John Seitz as Francis J. Adams. * 1995: ''[[Little Tales of Misogyny]]'' was adapted as Spanish/Catalan television film ''Petits contes misògins'', directed by Pere Sagristà starring Marta Pérez, Carme Pla, Mamen Duch, and Míriam Iscla. * 1996: ''Strangers on a Train'' was adapted for television as ''[[Once You Meet a Stranger]]'', directed by [[Tommy Lee Wallace]] starring [[Jacqueline Bisset]] as Sheila Gaines ("Guy"), [[Theresa Russell]] as Margo Anthony ("Bruno") and [[Celeste Holm]] as Clara. The gender of the two lead characters was changed from male to female. * 1996: ''A Dog's Ransom'' was adapted as French television film ''La rançon du chien'', directed by [[Peter Kassovitz]] starring François Négret as César, [[François Perrot]] as Edouard Raynaud, [[Daniel Prévost]] as Max Ducasse and [[Charlotte Valandrey]] as Sophie. ===Theatre=== * 1998: ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' was adapted for the stage as a play of same name by playwright [[Phyllis Nagy]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Benedict |first1=David |title=Theatre: Getting away with murder |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-getting-away-with-murder-1201495.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=September 29, 1998 |access-date=March 26, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615010231/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-getting-away-with-murder-1201495.html |archive-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref> It was revived in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Marks|first1=Peter|title=Karl Miller shines as 'Talented Mr. Ripley' at Round House Theatre|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/16/AR2010091606712.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 17, 2010|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> * 2013: ''Strangers on a Train'' was adapted as a play [[Strangers on a Train (play)|of same name]] by playwright [[Craig Warner]]. ===Radio=== * 2002: A four-episode radio drama of ''The Cry of the Owl'' was broadcast by [[BBC Radio 4]], with [[voice acting]] by [[John Sharian]] as Robert Forester, Joanne McQuinn as Jenny Theirolf, [[Adrian Lester]] as Greg Wyncoop, and [[Matt Rippy]] as Jack Neilsen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Patricia Highsmith – The Cry of the Owl|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012qqvq|publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]]|date=June–July 2002}}</ref> * 2009: All five books of the "Ripliad" were [[Adaptation (arts)|dramatized]] by BBC Radio 4, with [[Ian Hart]] voicing Tom Ripley.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Complete Ripley|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ht3rz|publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]]|date=February–March 2009}}</ref> * 2014: A five-segment dramatization of ''Carol'' (aka ''The Price of Salt'') was broadcast by BBC Radio 4, with voice acting by [[Miranda Richardson]] as Carol Aird and [[Andrea Deck]] as Therese Belivet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carol|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04stvbm|website=[[15 Minute Drama]]|publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]]|date=December 2014}}</ref> * 2019: A five-episode broadcast of selected short stories (''One for the Islands'', ''A Curious Suicide'', ''The Terrors of Basket-Weaving'', ''The Man Who Wrote Books In His Head'', ''The Baby Spoon'') by BBC Radio 4.<ref>{{cite web|title=Patricia Highsmith Stories|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cb2w|website=[[Short Works]]|publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]]|date=December 2019|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref>
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