Tom Ripley (Delon) has been sent to Italy to persuade his wealthy friend, Philippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet), to return to the United States and take over his father's business. Philippe intends to do no such thing, however, and the impoverished(貧しい) Tom enjoys living a life of luxury, so the two men essentially spend money all day and carouse(大酒盛り) all night. Tom is fixated(凝視、注意を引く) on Philippe and his girlfriend Marge (Marie Laforêt), and covets(欲しがる) the other man's life. The spoiled(わがまま、甘やかされた）, arrogant(傲慢な） Philippe eventually grows bored with his friend's fawning(へつらう) and becomes cruel and abusive(罵倒、虐待) to him. The final straw(きっかけとなる出来事) is when, during a yachting trip, Philippe strands（取り残す） Tom in the dinghy(ボート、ヨット) and leaves him to lie in the sun for hours.
This is one of the most suspenseful thrillers ever made, and women will find themselves drawn to the bad guy and men will wish they could get away with anything like Alain Delon and look like him too. He's terrific in this, and not only was he devilishly(恐ろしいほど)handsome in his prime(最盛期), but was also a good actor and screen presence. The scenery is breathtaking and Nino Rota wrote a beautiful score for this film that should not be missed. Even after knowing the ending (which is one of the all-time greatest !), it stands up to many viewings...in fact, it improves, as one realizes how seamless this plot is, showing no implausible (信じがたい、説明できない）holes(矛盾点）
Delon was and remains one of the most exciting, beautiful actors ever to come out of Europe. The U.S. has never produced an actor to match him for sheer beauty, grace and charisma. Those eyes make you want to know what is going on behind them. The intrigue(魅了されるもの）is always there and you cannot take your eyes off him.
Delon has a son who works very hard to follow in his father's playboy footsteps, but he lacks the class, pure beauty and grace of his father. I hope that once you've seen "Purple Noon", you will move on to his even better films, i.e. "Mr. Klein" or "Le Samourai" and others. Not many are available as yet, but hopefully time will correct this oversight(見過ごし、監視).
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