The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Directed by Anthony Minghella
A young New Yorker is paid to fetch a shipping heir home from an Italian coastal village, and instead slips into his life as they drift between Mongibello, San Remo, Rome and Venice.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Greenleaf party≈ 00:02:00New York City, New YorkStated on screen
Mistaken for a Princeton friend, Tom is hired by Herbert Greenleaf to bring his son back from Italy.
- 2Arrival in Italy≈ 00:09:00Naples, ItalyInferred
Tom arrives in Italy and introduces himself to the heiress Meredith as Dickie Greenleaf.
- 3Mongibello (fictional)≈ 00:12:00Stated on screenFictional
Tom befriends Dickie and Marge, sharing jazz, sailing and trips to Naples and Rome.
- 4Jazz festival and boat trip≈ 00:58:00Sanremo, ItalyStated on screen
- 5Living as Dickie≈ 01:10:00Rome, ItalyStated on screen
- 6Venice, Italy≈ 01:42:00Stated on screen
- 7Ship to Greece≈ 02:10:00Adriatic SeaInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 9,256 km
- Places
- 7
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 7
- Boat: 7,517 km
- Not shown: 1,083 km
- Train: 656 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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