March 20, 2001
Terra
Liliana Cavani directs John Malkovich in the sequel of The Talented Mr. Ripley

The shooting of Ripley's Game, starring John Malkovich, and directed by filmmaker Liliana Cavani has already begun in Italy. The script is based on the homonymous novel by Patricia Highsmith.

According to our sources from the Time Warner producers in Rome, Dougray Scott, Ray Winston and Chiara Caselli also star in the thriller. Ennio Morricone is in charge of the soundtrack.

The movie is a sequel to The Talented Mr. Ripley, and the story takes place 20 years later. John Malkovich plays the aged Ripley, played previously by Matt Damon, and, in the 1960´s, by Alain Delon.

Ripley, an impostor without any kind of scruples, plots a revenge against a man who had insulted him in public, by framing him as the guilty part in two crimes that had been committed by the Mafia.

The shooting is taking place in several locations in Northern Italy, including Padova and Asolo, and also in the hotel owned by Malkovich in the South of France.

Malkovich has recently finished his first movie as a director: The Dancer Upstairs, based on the fictitious arrest of Abimael Gusmán, leader of the Peruvian terrorist group Sendero Luminoso. The movie also stars Spanish actor Javier Bardem.

Ripley's Game represents a comeback for Liliana Cavani - who also directed The Night Porter (1974) and The Skin (1981). It's her first work in 8 years, since the 1993 movie Where are you? I'm here.

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- Thanks to Melisa for the find, and Sandra for the translation!