As italian i just wanted to say that this serie is an amazing gift to one of the best periods that Italy lived. Music, rythm, silences, art, poetry, italian language were exactly the " cultura della bellezza" that we needs so much nowdays.

The detective deserves an Oscar.

The cinematography was amazing

This is a work of art. It's done slowly to allow us to savour it . Brilliant

Inspector Ravini was absolutely amazing!

It was actually refreshing to see them cast actual Italian native speakers and have so many dialogues in Italian as it would be natural in the story's setting. Too many Hollywood films set in foreign countries switch to English as soon as they can or have everyone speak English just because- not to mention casting people who only pretend to be able to speak a language.

The cast was so perfect that I think even the Cat should win a Golden Globe Award for “Best Supporting Feline!” The series is pure genius a real work of Art.

Thank you Netflix for releasing all 8 episodes at once....I watched it straight thru and the tension kept building which would have lost a lot of its punch if released weekly....highly recommend it!!

I’m going to watch it over again many times. Cinematography, casting, sets, costumes, script… incredible.

It was so atmospheric, making it in black and white was perfect. Andrew was brilliant, so much dialogue to learn. Great cast I loved the detective and that cat!

It’s beautifully done. One of the best the best series I’ve seen in a long, long time.

Just finished watching it. Was amazing piece of art.

Johnny is so naturally funny, I love this guy

I love Andrew a.k.a hot priest, but Johnny tho 😍 This man is too precious ❤️ His shyness is so endearing 😍🥹

It is probably one of the best cinematic pieces I haver ever seen.

The way both murders occurred and the aftermath were fascinating to watch.

Outstanding piece of cinema - congratulations all round. Genius to film with black and white, loved all the repeated visual motives (statutes, steps, wet pavements, vanishing point perspectives), just gorgeous, a collaberative genius work of art.

Lombardi is so good in this, with a terrific silent-movie face. What a revelation.

What a great version of this story. Very well made. I loved the cast and that cat was great

Johnny Flynn was also spectacular in The Dig

This series was so beautiful and well done! I love Andrew Scott but I love Elliot sumner character, Freddie Miles

It was so refreshing to see someone else's take on this wonderful book. I was sceptical of watching this especially as I am a huge fan of Matt Damon and loved him in Talented Mr Ripley.i loved the whole series, very cleverly done. Bravo all, especially Andrew Scott, amazing actor

One of the best series I’ve seen in a while. When a mini series is done well it always hits harder than anything else. Ripley, Chernobyl, Night of. Less is more

Watched this twice through i loved it so much, and I had no idea Johnny Flynn was English!!

The best there is to watch, to adore, to enjoy, to praise, to admire in the field of cinematic productions, I say cinematic because it is.Thank you so much.

So nice to see Mr. Ripley as Andrew Scott. Very sweet energy. :)

Absolutely love this series----watching in So. California

Where's Lucio. He knows it all.

All of the actors were phenomenal! I especially was intrigued by Eliot Sumner as Freddie.

Ripley shines brilliantly in every conceivable aspect, and as a devoted admirer of Patricia Highsmith's work, I am thoroughly convinced that she would be profoundly pleased and proud of this exceptional project. I fervently hope for the possibility of more Ripley tales narrated by the incomparable Andrew Scott. My heartfelt commendations extend to the entire cast and crew for their outstanding performance and dedication to bringing this remarkable story to life.

Ce long film est une merveille.Scénario, composition,la photo et le B&W sublime.

excellent series, one of the best i have seen in a long while

this show is a visual and storytelling revelation. thank you.

Chilling and beautiful show!! I have only seen the film with Dennis Hopper so was not comparing to past adaptations...this Ripley is in a class of it own. Andrew Scott is awesome. I re-subscribed to Netflix just to see Ripley and I don't regret it.

Suspicious Freddie rocked!

Great interview, thanks for uploading!!!

I really liked the cutaways to the paintings. It was like saying the only people who see what is really going on are the faces in the paintings.

it's a brilliant production with wonderful actors. really got me in.

The film is beautifully crafted. A masterpiece.

Totally agree with Steve Zaillian to make this adaptation in black and white…..so well done. Please ask him why sooooo many stairs…. Beautiful as they were….was there a meaning behind them?

Excellent critique So proud to be Italian

Wonderful insights and background, and shows how going deep into a well known character and reassessing to bring the character on the page into real life takes a new look and new aspects

Thank you

Fabulous series, great acting, beautiful art and locations of Italy, so engaging...binged watched the entire eight episodes, which I seldom do with most shows

excellent work, wonderful photography. It is difficult to show a wonderful renewal of a story that has already been told. The acting is a masterpiece.

Çok yavaş gidiyor ama insan diziyi izlemekten kendini alıkoyamıyor ben uzun zamandır bu kadar sakin ama bu kadar oynamaya çalışmadan bu kadar iyi bir oyuncu kadrosu seyretmemiştim oyuncu yönetmen ve casta kadar herkese çok teşekkür ediyorum MÜKEMMEL...

The series was just perfect

I am currently in the middle of watching Ripley and I keep wanting to yell at the screen, “GET OUT!!”

For those that don't know, Eliot Sumner made some incredible music that I would highly recommend you check out!

Andrew Scott is a great actor. Very good movie. Splendid pictures .

these guys deserve all the awards out there

Eu não consigo dizer o que gostei mais. Andrew Scott é um ator maravilhoso, impressiona com sutilezas. Todo o elenco sensacional. E a fotografia! PB só intensificou o mistério, a ambiguidade e a beleza. ❤

I've just finished with the show and it's been absolutely amazing

Loved the show, but did anyone else find it silly when Tom threw a wig on to talk to the detective?! Like I was laughing so hard when I saw it because it was just beyond stupid 😂😂 like how would the detective not tell??

I think dickie was really well played. Brilliant acting too

“I got to eat pasta three times a day” god I love them!

what a beautiful show! emmy is waiting

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💙💙💙💙💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖THIS SERIES BRILLIANT GEORGOUS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SERIES. LOVE LOVE LOVE ANDREW SCOTT !!!

Casting Eliot was genius

Is there a book (or something..) which has pictures of the scenes in it ?? If so ..here take my money !!

Zaillian is nothingg but a #talent and so is Scott ... what a team for #ripley

A MASTERCLASS IN CINEMATOGRAPHY - lackluster actors

I learnt how saying the alphabet in Italian is like in welsh ah not eyy for a, buh not bee, cuh not see etc etc - that delighted me

I love it!!! All characters nailed it but Tom is the real deal

Dakota does that question sound at the end of statements ,,, sort of a way of talking that i only hear in young women. i heard it a lot with my young female store sales staff and i never understood what it was about.

Adorable

Andrew Scott is GREAT, Eliot Sumner is ...Sting😂

Love that they are all wearing blacks and greys, almost to honour the black and white colour of the series. Missed that if it was intentionally mentioned!

A modern-day film noir, outdoing classics like The Third Man and Gaslight. And while all the acting was stellar, I think Eliot Sumner gave a particularly mesmerizing performance as the much too confident friend of Dickie Greenleaf. When awards time comes round I hope this magnificent work garners its share of the glory.

The first four episodes were very interesting. The rest, exceedingly slow. Very slow, indeed. The B&W hmmmmmm.......Going back to documentaries, the real thing. Real drama. Real stuff.

Didn't recognise ravini here

..sans oublier les acteurs bien sûr !

Guys stop making nice, genuine and clever comments, I can't like every single one of them.

The sound is bad in this piece. What a shame.

Such a weird 2024 conceit to pop a woman in the role of Freddie and expect the characters to act like she's a man and for viewers to also pretend that she's a man. What a bizarre, anachronistic thing to do to an otherwise excellent production. Completely blew the suspension of disbelief.

😍😍😍😍

Eliot look so much like her Father !!!!! STING

Dakota, honey… It’s pronounced: im•por•tant

2024 ripely explains alot from 1980 matt dann/jude law movie... super in black and white.... 8 espodies n all great scenery millions of steps n jumping from country to country ..... great cinema.

I never read the book or saw Matt Damon’s version. I’ve heard mixed opinions about Sting’s daughter portraying Freddie, but I thought it was a great unforgettable performance.

It was incredibly refreshing to watch Netflix show with no political propaganda

Scott and Sumner wete the two stsrs in tnis

The actress doing Freddie was a bad choice for the character. She clearly didn't get it for her acting prowess.

The series was very film noir and stylish, a real homage to Italian art. The acting from Lombardi, Scott, Malkovich and Flynn was superb. However there were many absurd non-sensical scenes (the laughable disguise scene, the underwater boat scene in which Ripley gets multiple head injuries and stops an unmanned boat, the Inspector who never BOTHERS to even check what Ripley/Greenleaf look like at all 🙄🤯). Fanning and Sumner's acting was monotone, boring and lifeless. I felt this iteration of Ripley lacked any charm or personability, just sociopathic, creepy vibes but I did enjoy his Asexuality and premeditated actions rather than the schoolboy fumbling/accidental killer portrayel of Damon's version. Flynn's Greenleaf was much more likeable and nuanced than Law's sleazy, cruel playboy version. Putting Sumner is Seymour Hoffman's iconic role was sheer stupidity. Hoffman was a superb actor and Sumner is basically Sting's nepobaby with no acting talent or charisma at all. I think Paltrow is an awful actress but compared to Fanning was 1000x more lively, believable, glamourous as opposed to Fanning's wooden, judgemental, po-faced, dowdy and dreary Marge. She was a horrible choice to play a glamourous socialite type. Even her sister Elle Fanning would have been a smarter choice honestly.

Elliot is stings som

Dakota blew a great chance in this series. She's boring.

Couldn't you have found a moderator with a non-nasal voice who would ask interpretive, deeper questions?

Sting’s daughter, Coco, looks like a feminine version of her dad. It’s an uncanny resemblance. She did a pretty decent job. 👍

They're in colour! Marvellous series. What ARE Eliot Sumner? Probably no chance with those two as parents.

Something abt AS, just so bland n dull... Just like dorian. Dull all the way.

Black and white was a huge mistake.

This show is horribly miscast in every way. Dreary looking and everyone far too old for their characters. Not to mention, having a talentless, woman nepo baby playing a male part. I turned this off after the second ep.

Superb cinematography. Story ruined by a really bad casting with the exception of the Italian detective and maybe the guy playing Greenleaf. Bad casting and the usual Netflix's strait jacket. Please allow me criticise a series that so many found wonderful. Do respect different views. A 47 year old man (who looks his age) playing a 25 year old man just out of university. Why? But let's forget the age difference. Tom Ripley is, in the book and both previous and better films, a charming young man willing to please people and nice to have around. The Ripley in this Netflix product looks miserable, bitter and rarely cracks a smile. Would you really invite him to stay with you in your villa ? Ripley and Philip/Richard have a good time just being silly in René Clément's and Minghella's films. I just can't imagine the actor who played Ripley on the Netflix series, always so serious, being silly as Alain Delon or Matt Damon are in the previous films. Moreover, the killing scenes in previous films were shocking but not here. You couldn't imagine the nice but subservient and apparently harmless Ripley killing someone. So the killing scene, especially with Matt Damon, is shocking. But it's easy to see a killer in the serious face of the actor of the Netflix series, with his miserable, embittered demeanour. Why did they cast someone to act like that? Then there is the child of a celebrity playing very unconvincingly a role that certainly doesn't befit the so called actor. The idea about Freddie is that he is a big bully. I don't need to ask why they cast the daughter of a celebrity to play a big, bully man but it's very sad to think about better and more suitable actors who didn't get the job because their fathers are unknown civil servants, bank clerks and so on. And it is a sure thing that the producers are all about "equality". The hypocrisy. And we have a detective who is not in the book( I told my lady: He will appear again in Italy. He did) who is brought to Italy to investigate the disappearance of a person . But he doesn't even speak Italian! Investigate how? Why did they cast him? Then again, none of the three films is faithful to the book. Clément's film is the worse of them in this aspect. One thing really irritated me: The use of effects to translate words in newspapers and even on the wall of buildings. It's not a new idea although many people will think it is "new, therefore good''. They did that mainly in low budget films in the 30s and 40s when cinema had still not really matured. They didn't use it again until now. That distracting , intrusive effect kills what Jean-Claude Carrière called "absence of disbelief" . It's pure dumbing down. It’s cultural homogenisation. "Ripley" is a series that is worth watching as long as you turn the sound down and concentrate only on the stunning, elegant images. A masterpiece. But if you want to watch the story with convincing actors and convincing story then go for the excellent Plein soleil (Purple Noon) directed by René Clément with a 25 year old Alain Delon. I think it's the best Ripley film together with Wim Wenders' "The American Friend" . One big advantage of Clément's film is that it was filmed at the time of the book so it's more genuine in its depiction of Italy in the 50s. On that, have you noticed how Rome and the beach are deserted in the Netflix series? It's unreal and impoverishes the story. The French film has some images that are even more beautiful than the ones on Netflix because of the colours. The thing about beautiful images is that any cinematographer working in an extremely beautiful place will produce beautiful images. What makes the difference in the Netflix series are the many unique , exquisite angles. I think it's what makes so many images stunning rather than the reproduction of beautiful places. And there is , of course, the majestic, almost unparalleled black and white. It was only in films from the 1920s that I've seen a more beautiful black and white if I remember right. There is also Minghella's "The Talented Mr. Ripley” with a 29 year old Matt Damon who, I think, is the best interpretation of Tom Ripley on film. It also has the superb Philip Seymour Hoffman playing a Freddie who is ten thousand times better than the Freddie on Netflix's series. The images on Minghella's film are not particularly noticeable. And the film, unlike the French film and the Netflix series, doesn't create the feeling of a story passed in the 50s. This is mainly due to the bright photography with its 1990s texture. One thing does puzzle me: Why the director, who wrote so many really good films in the past, did a film with magnificent images turned mediocre by miscast actors? I think there are two reasons: First of all, he is mainly a writer, not a director. I guess he didn’t transit well from writing to directing. I actually suspect that he let the director of photography to work freely. Reason why we have one of the most visually arresting films (or tv series if you want. I see it as a very long film) of this century. Second reason: Netflix’s interference. Netflix forcibly politicise all films/series they produce or accept to put on air. And their political view is narrow minded, authoritarian and limited to please a small but very loud part of the population. Netflix's straight jacket created an antiseptic, tamed film where a young couple living in a paradise doesn't even kiss. They actually act like brother and sister for the most part. It's very different from the ever present sensuality and intimacy in Clément's and Minghella's films. In any case, I will certainly watch the film again but will do so with the sound on mute and fast forwarding most scenes with actors.

Despite a few flaws in the script which stretched credulity, it was a masterpiece in story telling and photographic cinema. So so enjoyed it . All were ''right for their role'' . Beat Matt Damon's Ripley hands down . Respect to you all and thank you for 3 enjoyable nights in. Maurizio was a joy.. and yes he was right.