The Talented Mr. Ripley
1958
PROLOGUE:
INT. RIPLEY'S CABIN. EVENING.Fade up on Ripley, as in the final scene of the film,
sitting, desolate in a ship's cabin. The camera rotates
around his face, which begins in light and ends in darkness.
RIPLEY (O/S)
If I could just go back. If I could rub
everything out. Starting with myself.
Starting with borrowing a jacket.
EXT. CENTRAL PARK WEST TERRACE. EARLY EVENING.
Ripley is at the piano, accompanying FRAN, a young soprano.
CREDITS begin.
FRAN (SINGS)
Ah, such fleeting paradise
such innocent delight
to love,
be loved,
a lullabye,
then silence.
The song finishes. Applause. They're the entertainment at a
cocktail party to celebrate a silver wedding anniversary.
Some partygoers congratulate Fran on her performance. A
distinguished looking man, pushing his wife in a wheelchair,
approaches Ripley, offers his hand.
HERBERT GREENLEAF
Most enjoyable. Herbert Greenleaf.
RIPLEY:
Tom Ripley. Thank you, sir.
HERBERT GREENLEAF
(pointing at Ripley's borrowed
jacket)
I see you were at Princeton.
Then you'll most likely know our son,
Dick. Dickie Greenleaf...
EMILY GREENLEAF:
We couldn't help noticing your jacket.
HERBERT GREENLEAF
Yes.
EMILY GREENLEAF:
Class of '56?
RIPLEY:
(hesitating)
How is Dickie?
INT. ELEVATOR OPENING OUT INTO LOBBY. EARLY EVENING.
Fran, Ripley, Mr and Mrs Greenleaf and others emerge from an
elevator. Emily talks to Fran, Herbert to Ripley.
EMILY GREENLEAF:
(to Fran)
I hope you'll come and see us...
FRAN:
That's very kind.
EMILY GREENLEAF:
Both of you...
HERBERT GREENLEAF
Of course, Dickie's idea of music is
Jazz. He has a saxophone. To my ear Jazz
is just noise, just an insolent noise.
EXT. CENTRAL PARK WEST. EARLY EVENING.
Ripley shakes hands with Herbert Greenleaf as he gets into
his Rolls Royce. They are making an appointment. Ripley
crosses the street to Fran, pecks her cheek. She hands him
RIPLEY:
Gotta run. I'm so late.
(he hands Fran's boyfriend the
jacket he's been wearing)
Thanks for the jacket.
BOYFRIEND:
Sure. Thanks for filling in for me.
From Greenleaf's point of view he sees a couple embracing.
EMILY GREENLEAF:
Darling couple, aren't they?
HERBERT GREENLEAF
Yes. An exceptional young man.
From another vantage point Ripley hurries on as Fran gets
into her boyfriend's car. A piano quartet starts up.
EXT. THEATER. EVENING.
Ripley runs past the droves of arriving concert-goers and
heads for the theater. Music continues.
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