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Book Vs Movie "The Talented Mr. Ripley" 0

Jun 24, 2019

Book Vs Movie

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 Novel Vs. the Anthony Minghella 1999 Film

Ciao! The Margos wanted to go back a few decades in time and take in the sumptuousness of Italy in the 1950s with one of the most brilliant and evil fictional characters of all time--Tom Ripley. The Talented Mr. Ripley was first released in 1955 and had themes of homosexuality, classism, and the main character who was somehow enjoyable despite his murderous deeds. (He appears in five “Ripley” novels between 1955-1991.

The film was directed by the late Anthony Minghella and has a superior cast which helped it turn into the classic it remains to this day. (I mean, can you think of anyone better than Jude Law for the part of Dickie Greenleaf?)

The Margos talk about the differences between the book and movie while also delving into the life of Patricia Highsmith who lived quite an interesting existence. Here was her toast to the New Year in 1947:

“To all the devils, lusts, passions, greeds, envies, loves, hates, strange desires, enemies ghostly and real, the army of memories, with which I do battle---may they never give me peace.”

So between the novel and the movie--which did we like better? Click the link at the bottom to find out.

In this ep the Margos discuss:

The life of author Patricia Highsmith
The cast of The Talented Mr. Ripley including Matt Damon (Tom Ripley,) Gwyneth Paltrow (Marge Sherwood,) Jude Law, Cate Blanchett (Meredith Logue,) Philip Seymour Hoffman (Freddie Miles,) Jack Davenport (Peter Smith-Kingsley,) Celia Weston (Aunt Joan,) and Philip Baker Hall (Alvin MacCarron)
Our favorite scenes in the movie

Clips Featured:

The Talented Mr. Ripley trailer
Tom meets Marge and Dickie on the beach
Phillip Seymour Hoffman suspects Ripley
Tom kills Dickie
Outro music “My Funny Valentine” by Matt Damon

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Book Vs Movie "Call Me By Your Name" (Replay) 0

Jun 1, 2019

Book Vs Movie Podcast

“Call Me by Your Name” (Replay)

The 2007 Andre Aciman novel Vs

the 2017 Luca Guadagnino Film

The Margos are feeling 80s and dreamy with this episode talking about Call Me by Your Name. The book came out in 2007 to quite a bit of acclaim for the American/Egyptian author Andre Aciman which tells the story of a 17-year-old Elio Perlman who meets and falls in love with 24-year-old Oliver during a stay in Italy in the summer of 1987.

Elio is open about his bisexuality and is immediately attracted to Oliver--to the point he can’t seem to focus on anything but their common Jewish ancestry and Oliver’s possible interest in him.

The film was adapted by Italian director Luca Guadagnino and the Margos compare and contrast between the book and movie.

So between the book and movie, which did the Margos like more? Click on the link below to find out.

In this episode the Margos discuss :

The backstory of author Andre Aciman
The basic plot of both book & movie and where we noticed difference them
The music choices in the movie
The cast of the movie including Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, and Michael Stuhlbarg.
The Academy Award nominations the film earned
Bringing back the expression “later!”

Clips Featured:

Call Me By Your Name audiobook intro by Armie Hammer
Call Me Your Name trailer
The scene with Oliver (Armie Hammer) and Elio (Timothee Chalamet) “touching” for the first time
Mr. Perlman (Michael Stuhlbarg) gives the film’s last speech
Outro Music “Love My Way” by The Psychedelic Furs