culturednyc, OK, The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) has a great cast and all, but wow Purple Noon (1960) is, I think, the better film, and has Alain Delon in his first major film role.
And I only just* realized that the TeeVee show Ripley that folks are talking about—shockingly filmed in, gasp, black and white—is the same story.
*Like, 1 minute ago