Ripley
WARNING : SPOILERS ahead for Ripley .
Summary
The critically acclaimed Netflix seriesRipleyhas many difference from the novel it ’s based on . Steven Zallian ’s serialized adaptation ofThe Talented Mr. Ripley , a pop 1955 thriller novel written by Patricia Highsmith , has gained a lot of traction on Netflix since its April 4 , 2024 passing . Andrew Scott ( All of Us Strangers ) leadsRipley’scastas the redoubtable and great power - thirsty Tom Ripley , a reckon bunko artist who gets the opportunity of a lifetime . ThroughoutRipley , Tom will cease at nothing , not even insensate - full-blooded execution , to instal himself as a military personnel of resources , status , and immense wealth .
Zaillian , the Academy Award - winning screenwriter ofSchindler ’s List , made many poignant alteration from the Word while still maintaining the unsettling spirit of Highsmith ’s original text . One of the biggest alteration come inRipley’sendingand the way by which Tom eventually evolve all of Dickie ’s wealthiness , essentially insidiously becoming him like a parasite . The Talented Mr. Ripleyis the first of 5 " Ripley " books written by Highsmith , several of which have also been adapted for the sieve . While there is currently no update on the position of aRipleyseason 2 at Netflix , there is certainly much more source material to work from .
There are many differences between Netflix ’s Ripley and the classical 1999 film The Talented Mr. Ripley despite being base on the same generator material .
14Herbert Greenleaf Initially Finds Tom At A Bar
Dickie’s dad didn’t hire a private investigator to find him
In the novel , Herbert Greenleaf approaches Tom himself , offers to bribe him a boozing , and eventually convinces him to regard the go by bid him over for dinner party .
At the head start ofThe Talented Mr. Ripleynovel , Tom realizes that someone is fall out him , so he leaves the saloon he ’s at and point to another . It ’s there where he realizes that Herbert Greenleaf has been trying to track him down in rescript to ask him about going to Italy to retrieve his son . In the series , Mr. Greenleaf hires a individual investigator who find Tomand tells him he ’s a hard man to find . In the novel , Herbert Greenleaf set about Tom himself , offers to buy him a swallow , and finally convinces him to consider the crack by inviting him over for dinner party .
13Dickie’s House Is In Mongibello, Italy, Not Atrani
The Talented Mr. Ripley movie is also in Mongibello
Dickie and Marge are also place in Mongibello in the 1999 movie adaption ofThe Talented Mr. Ripley .
InThe Talented Mr. Ripleynovel , Dickie lodge in in Mongibello , a gorgeous coastal town in Italy just south of Naples . Dickie and Marge are also locate in Mongibello in the 1999 celluloid adaptation ofThe Talented Mr. Ripley . In the new Netflix serial publication , Dickie and Marge are staying in Atrani , which is likewise located near Mongibello on Italy ’s Amalfi Coast . Both Atrani and Mongibello are render as quaint and remote hamlet in the novel and series , while Mongibello in the 1999 film adaptation is much more crowded , particularly at the beach .
12Marge & Dickie Are Not Engaged In The Book
They aren’t even in an established relationship
In the novel , Tom describes Marge as someone who Dickie is clearly disinterested in , although that ’s for sure not the subject in the series .
A major difference in the dynamic between Marge and Dickie in the novel is that they are not engage . In fact , they are n’t even in an build relationship in the Bible , which drastically commute their intact interpersonal chemistry . In the novel , Tom describes Marge as someone who Dickie is clearly disinterested in , although that ’s for sure not the case in the series . The fact thatMarge and Dickie are not engaged or formally together in the novelmakes it much more likely that Marge would accept Tom ’s story that he wanted to get away and move to Rome without her .
The 2024 Netflix limited series Ripley is the latest of a number of films and boob tube series that were adapted from Patricia Highsmith ’s novel .
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11Dickie Liked The Bathrobe Tom Brings Him
Dickie’s dislike of it in the series actually becomes a clue
The robe provides a clue for Freddie inRipleyepisode 4 that Tom has been continue with Dickie in Rome since Freddie know that Dickie would never wear it .
Tom fetch Dickie a bathrobe from his mother in both the novel and the serial publication , but Dickie really care the bathrobe in the book . This is an interesting change in the series because it provides a hint for Freddie Miles inRipleyepisode 4 that Tom has been staying with Dickie in Rome since Freddie screw that Dickie would never fatigue a bathrobe like that . The gown does not become a big hint for Freddie in the book , which show a canny addition that Zaillian made so as to make Freddie more suspicious of Tom . It also demonstrates an air of forethought since Tom likes the gown and ends up wear it after killing Dickie .
10Marge Is Much More Friendly To Tom At First
She is instantly suspicious of him in the series
In the serial , Marge can tell that something is immediately off with Tom , while in the book , it take a while for her to start treating him other than .
Unlike in the series , Marge is ab initio very friendly and unsuspecting of Tom when they first meet on the beach in Atrani . This finally convert once she starts to see Tom for who he really is and tries to convince Dickie that Tom is take reward of him . However , in the series , Marge can tell that something is right away off with Tom , while in the ledger , it film a while for her to commence treat him differently . Marge becomes more jealous of all the time that Tom is spend with Dickie in the novel , as the two actually seem like pretty upright friends up until San Remo .
9Freddie Miles Is Very Different In The Book
He has red hair, is overweight, and is not initially suspicious of Tom
In the moving picture , Freddie was play by the uncomparable Philip Seymour Hoffman , who really impersonate a closer rendition of the theatrical role described in the novel .
Freddie Miles is characterized quite differently in the novel , the series , and even the 1999 film . In the film , Freddie was played by the incomparable Philip Seymour Hoffman , who actually depict a closer rendition of the grapheme key out in the novel . The novel describes Freddie as scarlet - headed and overweight , which is very dissimilar from the Freddie see in the Netflix series . Both come from wealthiness and are supposedly playwright , which mark two big similarities . In the book , Freddie runs into Dickie in Naples and does n’t say anything at all to Tom , but in the series , Freddie essentially embark on investigating him .
8Reeves Minot Does Not Appear In The Book
He becomes a character in Ripley books 2 & 3
Tom Ripley use several aliases and disguise throughout the new Netflix series Ripley for constantly quell one step ahead of his suspecters .
7Tom Didn’t Revise Marge’s Novel “My Atrani”
Tom doesn’t even read it in the book
Marge does drop a line a novel inThe gifted Mr. Ripleybook , but Tom is not involved in its creation as he is in the series .
Marge does pen a novel inThe gifted Mr. Ripleybook , but Tom is not involve in its creation as he is in the series . Tom is envision rewrite several parts of Marge ’s novel , which is how he ends up getting her to wish him or at least realise some of her respect in the serial . It also demonstrates his skill and intelligence in a more good way of life . In the Bible , Tom does n’t even manage to read her novel and often criticizes Marge for being a fake source . Since the novel take position in Mongibello , Marge ’s novel is also not called " My Atrani " as it is in the series .
6Tom Doesn’t Bring Carlo To Dickie’s House
Carlo has a much bigger role in the series
Dickie is equally kayoed and unnerved by Tom ’s proposal , although he never has to face Carlo in the playscript .
Carlo is a much bigger part in the serial publication than he is in the book . Tom does bring in a suggestion to Dickie from an Italian thief like he does in the serial publication , but Carlo is not established as much of a standalone character in the Holy Writ . Tom does not invite the Italian stealer over to Dickie ’s house in the Bible . The scheme is also revealed in the script to be a drug smuggling operation from Italy to France using casket with real dead masses in them . Dickie is equally amazed and unnerved by Tom ’s proffer , although he never has to confront Carlo in the book .
5Tom & Dickie Didn’t Talk Before He Killed Him In San Remo
Tom sensed that Dickie was sick of him & had no conversation beforehand
In the novel , there is no need for Tom to bring up the discipline on the boat and he gets straight to the point by killing Dickie without say a word .
Tom and Dickie have a clear conversation on the boat in San Remo in which Dickie all but directly say that their time together has fall to an end . In the novel , Tom and Dickie make a roundabout way to Cannes before they patch up down in San Remo , which allows Dickie more prison term to clean up on the situation at hand . Tom resolve through Dickie ’s body language and lack of sake in him that Tom is trying to get disembarrass of him but is too civilized to just come out and say it . This is why , in the novel , there is no pauperism for Tom to make for up the subject area on the boat and he gets straight to the point by stamp out Dickie without saying a discussion .
The Talented Mr. Ripley was the first of five Ripley novels written by Patricia Highsmith , leaving enough more reservoir cloth for Netflix to adapt .
