The American Friend Reviews

Lysanne 2022-06-19 22:12:02

1. Clip

One of my most memorable shots:

Reyna 2022-06-19 21:45:45

Wim Wenders' "American Friend" is probably his most entertaining work, the film based on Patricia Highsmith's famous crime novel "Ripley series" third book "Ripley" game". This book has been adapted to the screen twice, the second time directed by Italian female director Liliana Cavani, best known...

Lizeth 2022-06-19 19:41:41

At the age of 32, a prolific Wim Wenders forays into adapting Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley story to the celluloid screen in his seventh feature, THE AMERICAN FRIEND receives a Cannes main competition entry and stars Dennis Hopper as the self-exile middle-aged Tom Ripley in a cowboy hat living...

Hertha 2022-06-19 14:14:20

It was supposed to be a compact, refreshing, exciting suspense film, but it turned out to be boring, trivial, and stagnant, comparable to the diary of a primary school student. Before every meaningful shot comes out, it takes more than 60 seconds of foreground scan. When I saw the 50th minute, the...

Emil 2022-06-19 12:56:23

Based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, the film was a groundbreaking achievement that brought Wenders to the world. If you only look at the story, the old-fashioned plot is almost lackluster. But it is this kind of story of turning into sesame and rotten millet. In Wenders' lens, it seems that...