2 Movies Starring Marie Laforèt

Purple Noon

Purple Noon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-03-10

Languages:

French, Italian, English

Countries:

France, Italy

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (8308 Reviews)

Director:

Renè Clèment

Cast:

Writer:

Patricia Highsmith (novel)

Renè Clèment (adaptation)

Paul Gègauff (adaptation)

Fullplot:

Tom Ripley is sent to Europe by Mr. Greenleaf to fetch his spoiled, playboy son, Philippe, and bring him back home to the States. In return, Tom will receive $5,000. Philippe toys with Tom, pretending he will go back home, but has no intentions of leaving his bride to be, Marge, and honoring his father's wishes. After some time passes, Mr. Greenleaf considers the mission a failure and cuts Tom off. Tom, in desperation, kills Philippe, assumes his identity, and lives the life of a rich playboy. However, he will need all his conman abilities to keep Philippe's friends and the police off the trail.

Tykho Moon

Tykho Moon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-11-28

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France, Germany, UK

Runtime:

102 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (508 Reviews)

Director:

Enki Bilal

Genres:

Sci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Enki Bilal (original scenario)

Dan Franck

Enki Bilal

Fullplot:

The McBee family has erected a government over a future 'colony', that looks like a run-down Paris divided into sectors by the Berlin Wall. All male family members suffer from a mysterious disease and are in urgent need of organ transplants. The perfect donor, Tykho Moon, probably has been killed in a fire, but according to rumours he's still alive. Although assassins stalk the family members, the McBees start a hunt for Tykho. Trying to escape the dragnet, Alex, a sculptor, meets Lena, a killer posing as a whore.

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