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By Brad Lanphear on May 11, 2023 12:01 am
It all started with a blazer, as good stories often do. We meet Mr. Ripley as he plays piano accompanying an opera singer at a rooftop party in New York City. Immediately, one of his many talents is on display. A Princeton University crest on his blazer pocket draws the attention of two guests. Mr. Greenleaf, an astoundingly wealthy shipping magnate, introduces himself and his wife as the parents of Dickie Greenleaf. As the crest indicates that our titular character must be acquainted with Dickie from their school days. Initial befuddlement is quickly displaced with charming small talk. “How is Dickie?” Tom Ripley inquires, as we first experience another, more nefarious talent. An adept talent for lying.
A Humble Lier
Mr. Greenleaf approaches Tom about his Princeton blazer. Image via Paramount Pictures.
Tom’s lie is quickly exposed to the audience as the open sequence plays out. First, we learn that the Princeton jacket was not his own, it was borrowed from an acquaintance for whom he was filling in on the piano. From there, Tom’s day job is shown to be a bathroom attendant at an opera house. A role that keeps him adjacent to the wealth and privilege he so dearly seeks while simultaneously humbling him as a mere servant to that wealth. After the show, we see Tom playing the concert piano on stage — to an empty theater.
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