Mountbatten Isle of Wight will host an exclusive screening of Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr Ripley, starring Matt Damon, on Friday 15th November.
In this 1999 classic, which was nominated for five Academy Awards, Damon plays Tom Ripley, a con artist tasked with bringing a rich playboy from Italy to New York. Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett also feature.
For his part in the movie, Jude Law won a BAFTA.
This very special evening will start at 18:00, when refreshments will be served and guests will be welcomed to the John Cheverton Centre, in Newport. There will be a presentation at 18:30, followed by a screening of the movie, at 19:10.
Tickets cost £25 and must be booked in advance. Visit mountbatten.org.uk/mountbatten-isle-of-wight-the-talented-mr-ripley.
Islander and acclaimed director, Anthony Minghella, CBE, died in 2008. He left a legacy of classic films, including Truly, Madly, Deeply and The English Patient.
Anthony’s sister, Gioia Minghella-Giddens, who is co-organising the screening, said:
“The first thing Anthony did whenever a new film was released was to bring it home to the Isle of Wight.
Article continues below this advertisement “I know lots of people will have happy memories of those Medina Theatre events, which my mother always hosted for charity.
“In this 25th anniversary year of The Talented Mr Ripley, it makes me so happy to be continuing that tradition — celebrating with what Anthony thought of, all his life, as our Island family and hoping to turn that celebration into something that will benefit Mountbatten and our fellow Islanders who need it most.”
Nigel Hartley, Mountbatten CEO, said:
“We are delighted to be hosting this very special event at our John Cheverton Centre and thank Gioia and the Minghella family for their continued support.
Article continues below this advertisement “These are difficult times for hospices like ours, so events like this one are vital in helping us raise funds to allow us to continue to offer our free 24/7 services to Islanders.
“Join us for this film classic and know you are supporting our staff to care for people in their homes and in our hospice, as well as their loved-ones, at some of the most difficult times of their lives.”
Commenting on the new Netflix original series, Ripley, starring Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn, Gioia said:
“I have seen some of it and thought the black-and-white photography looked very beautiful.
“In a way, it’s much darker in tone. Netflix’s Ripley is much older and less vulnerable.
“What it does is evidence the enduring fascination of psychopathic minds.”
