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GERMANY · 1977
The American Friend
Synopsis
Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.
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I was very inspired by European directors like Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Bresson, Yasujiro Ozu, and Wim Wenders. His early films, like 'The American Friend' and 'Kings of the Road', really opened my eyes to different ways of telling stories and capturing atmosphere. I loved the melancholic tone and the way he observed characters.
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