Oldfarmdons wrote:
We've been watching Ripley on Netflix
Having loved the original Talented Mr Ripley 25 years ago I was surprised to see this made into a series format. After four episodes I'm gently disengaging with it, but so far its been wonderful. Shot in black and white the camerawork has been an absolute delight, sumptuous even - which makes it such a shame it's not produced for the big screen, the idea of experiencing this in an auditorium is quite a thought
It's largely shot in an Italian town called Atrani, which was also heavily used last year's Equaliser 3, so it all feels pleasantly familiar - I've always wanted to visit the Amalfi coastline and this production has just made that urge stronger, some holiday planning needed I think. With Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow quite a hard act to follow we've been impressed with Andrew Scott (who can do little wrong in this house) - oozing sociopath out of every pore - although he does feel a little old for the role perhaps?
Fingers crossed we'll get through all of the episodes before/if it runs out of steam, but we've been impressed so far
The Amalfi coast is stunning. The scenery, the towns, the food, everything. Just don't drive... that's far too stressful. Base yourself in one of the towns and catch ferries to the others.