matthew-hays
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As a Highsmith fan boy, I highly recommend this doc! Wow, she was a messy writer, that's for sure. Brilliant. Loved the fact that she published an edition of The Price of Salt under her real name in her final years. Quite poignant.
It's great that the filmmakers managed to track down former lovers of the author; their stories are really intriguing and shed new light on this often mysterious figure.
The filmmakers also make great use of clips from various films based on Highsmith's works, including Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr Ripley. I think the film could have used an interview with some of the cast of the latter film to discuss the complexity of playing one of her characters. But that's a minor point.
Really well done.
It's great that the filmmakers managed to track down former lovers of the author; their stories are really intriguing and shed new light on this often mysterious figure.
The filmmakers also make great use of clips from various films based on Highsmith's works, including Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr Ripley. I think the film could have used an interview with some of the cast of the latter film to discuss the complexity of playing one of her characters. But that's a minor point.
Really well done.
Couldn't believe how great this was! The acting! The script! The direction! The fact that they just used the microphone on the camera to capture all the sound on the film! The fact that it looks like someone's home movies!
This is the movie you should watch to make the decision about whether or not Prime is worth paying for.
I was lying about the ten out of ten, if you can't already tell.
