The character of Tom Ripley, as conceived by Patricia Highsmith, has always been a captivating one in US cinema ...

The 88-year-old star of such classics as "Le Samourai" and "Purple Noon", who was once described as "Europe's James Dean", died on Sunday.

WHEN the demise of Alain Delon was announced, there was only one film that came out with his name and that was Purple Noon (Plein soleil in French). Released in 1960, it made Delon not only a star ...

When French actor Alain Delon is laid to rest, his beloved dog Loubo will not be by his side, despite the “Purple Noon” star’s wishes. Loubo, a Belgian Shepherd that Delon once said he ...

Chief film critic Peter Debruge pays homage to Alain Delon, the French star who played Tom Ripley in 'Purple Noon' and a hitman in 'Le Samouraï.' ...

But it was Delon – in all his feline beguilement in the film, released in the US as Purple Noon – that defined men’s style in the 20th century.

Again, Alain Delon is not necessarily an actor who should be valorized or idolized, but Purple Noon makes it impossible to not view him as object of explicitly queer desire.

Delon's breakthrough role in Japan was "Purple Noon" (1960) as the handsome, homicidal anti-hero for the original screen version of Patricia Highsmith's thriller "The Talented Mr Ripley".

French Film Legend Alain Delon Dies. He Was 88 The actor, known for his roles in classics "Purple Noon" ("Plein Soleil", 1960) and "Le Samourai" (1967), died in the early hours of the morning, his ...