Match Point (Allen, 2005): Regarding Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Fotocinema.2020.v0i20.7616Keywords:
Intertextuality, Preexisting Music, Woody Allen, Patricia Highsmith, Anthony MinghellaAbstract
Recognized as one of the most prolific directors in the last 30 years, Woody Allen presented his movie Match Point in 2005. The main characteristic that defines it is the behavior of its protagonist, Chris Wilton, a retired professional tennis player who arrives in London with great aspirations. This upstart and amoral character seems to have emerged from the novels of Patricia Highsmith, more specifically from her most famous character, Tom Ripley. Both protagonists share common links: ambition, murders, crimes without punishment, easy to adapt to the environment, lack of morality... The aim of this article is to address the parallels and connections between Match Point and The talented Mr. Ripley (Highsmith, 1955), both in the novel and in his film adaptations, focusing mainly on the film that Anthony Minghella presented in 1999 under the homonymous title of the novel by Patricia Highsmith, highlighting the use of music as a fundamental narrative resource.
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