March 10, 1960 –
The crime thriller based on the novel The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, Purple Noon starring Alain Delon, and directed by René Clément, opened in France, on this date.
Author Patricia Highsmith, expressed satisfaction with the film, which she called “very beautiful to the eye and interesting for the intellect,” and with Alain Delon’s performance as Tom Ripley. She was, however, disappointed with the film’s ending, calling it “a terrible concession to so-called public morality.”
The Haus of Dcaligari 