By refusing to explain Ripley, this gets closer to Highsmith’s character than any other film version.
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10/22/07
The American Friend (1977)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:14
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.2/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Jonathan Zimmermann, a German picture-framer, is dying of a rare blood disease. Despite his illness, the happily married Jonathan does his best to live each day to the fullest with his wife and... [More]
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain
Director: Wim Wenders
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Reviews for The American Friend
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A gripping Hitchockian thriller based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith.
10/22/07
No review available.
06/29/07
...a slow-moving yet occasionally thrilling adaptation...
12/21/06
Moody and intriguing, this is one of Wenders' most accessible films, effective as a Hitchockian thriller (Strangers on a Train), existential character study, and allegory about the corruptible yet irrevrsible impact of American pop culture on Germany.
11/05/06
Superb adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel Ripley's Game, with Hopper as her amiably cynical hero.
02/09/06
There's something cheerfully perverse about filming a thriller and then tossing out the parts that would help it make sense, but Wim Wenders has a certain success with the method.
10/23/04
Top CriticNo review available.
06/24/04
Enquanto Hopper cria um Tom Ripley inacreditavelmente ridículo, Ganz rouba o filme, que conta com uma direção irregular de Wenders.
03/22/04
No review available.
08/22/03
A lovingly crafted exploration of friendship and desperation.
05/24/03
No review available.
05/23/03
One of those movies that offers a nice viewing experience, but it definitely plays better when you’re watching than when you sit down for analysis.
03/21/03
A slow burn that slowly peters out
03/01/03
The mood and visuals of the film carry you away from nagging questions about the plot.
02/28/02
Gripping 1977 American thriller from Wim Wenders that turns back on itself with deadly European irony.
01/01/00
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