Loving Highsmith

2022

Biography / Documentary / History

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 72% · 47 reviews
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 621 621

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Plot summary

The story of the life, loves and work of US writer Patricia Highsmith (1921-95), told through her unpublished diaries, her own voice and that of those who knew her, both family and close friends.

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Matt Damon as Tom Ripley
Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird
Robert Walker as Bruno Antony
Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf
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771.43 MB
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Multiple languages 2.0
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1 hr 23 min
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1.4 GB
1920*1080
Multiple languages 2.0
NR
Subtitles es  
25 fps
1 hr 23 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by matthew-hays 9 / 10

Fascinating stuff! Highsmith fans will swoon

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.
Reviewed by PortolaSteveIMDB2019 7 / 10

Suddenly I Care

This biography was both fascinating and, at times, provoked a bit of personal, age-related anxiety. I was delighted to discover that Patricia Highsmith is the author behind several of my favorite films adapted from her novels, including *Carol*, *The Talented Mr. Ripley*, and *Strangers on a Train*.Although unfamiliar with her previously, I enjoyed learning about her interesting and often fulfilling life. It was also apparent that she experienced significant hardship, loss, and compromise. I suppose that this is true of many writers - probably lots of non-writers too.Reading about Ms. Highsmith's life and her often daring decisions inevitably led me to reflect on my own choices, prompting some personal regrets. I flashed back over my own life and several moments of major indecision - "Should I do this or that?" I realized I frequently opted for less challenging, more conventional paths, yet I've always been proud of the brave.While I wondered why I couldn't have been as bold as she was, my feeling isn't one of personal regret or envy. Instead, I felt admiration, particularly when considering the time and circumstances of her upbringing and the demands of a family that seemed so unlike her own. Something she might have recognized and come to terms with almost from the start.This film certainly piqued my interest in Patricia Highsmith, so much so that I might watch it again. I've already queued up "Ripley" and "Carol," and I'll definitely look for more information about her. My main criticism concerns the musical score, which I found exceptionally poor. It felt entirely disconnected from the film's subject matter, discordant, and distracting. The jarring music even evoked unpleasant physical sensations, like sharp needles in sensitive areas. In contrast, the brief moments featuring natural ambient sounds were perfect.At age 75, I found the film's focus on end-of-life issues both deeply contemplative and rather saddening. But it also strengthened my determination to spend my remaining time fulfilling my own desires and free from regrets.
Reviewed by elision10 5 / 10

Disappointing

I love Patricia Highsmith's work so much. It's almost criminal to think that, at least when I was growing up, she wasn't taught at all in school. Always read the Highsmith book before seeing the movie based on it. As highly regarded as Strangers on a Train and Carol are, neither has one-tenth the extraordinary complexity and moral ambiguity of Highsmith's writing (nor, with the exception of Blanchett's Carol, do any of its characters).

Thus any documentary about this magnificent author is going to be of some interest. But by focusing so relentlessly on Highsmith's relationships with women, the film conveys little of why we should care about Highsmith at all. There is little about her professional life -- relationships with editors, failures, sales volumes, etc., let alone any serious examination of her work.

So for the devoted Highsmith fan the movie is worth watching but nevertheless a disappointment.

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