Purple Noon

PostED ON 15.10.2024

On Sunday, 20 October at 3pm at the Halle Tony-Garnier, the closing ceremony presents an extraordinary opportunity to discover Purple Noon in XXL format, which it richly deserves, to fully appreciate the beauty of the colours and of actor Alain Delon, who blow up the screen! The event, a tribute to the late star, playing a modern young man – is not to be missed.

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1 - Who convinced the producers to hire Alain Delon for the role of Ripley?
 
A.    René Clément
B.    Maurice Ronet
C.    Bella Clément

2 - How many films did Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet make together?
 
A.    6
B.    2
C.    4

3 - The film is shot on which island?
 
A.    Ischia
B.    Capri
C.    Stromboli

4 - What argument did Delon put forth to get the role of Ripley ?
 
A.    He must have my good looks.
B.    He’s a crook.
C.    I’m exactly his age.

5 - Who created the credits and was the graphic arts star?
 
A.    Maurice Binder
B.    Saul Bass
C.    Pablo Picasso

6 - Where does Delon as Ripley wander in a quasi-documentary scene?

A.    Through side alleys of a hotel
B.    At a farmer’s market
C.    Under the docks of the bay
 

7 - The film’s co-screenwriter, the remarkable Paul Gégauff, worked a great deal with which cinema figure?

A.    Orson Welles
B.    Henri Langlois
C.    Claude Chabrol

8 - In the remake, who plays Ripley?

A.    Jude Law
B.    Matt Damon
C.    Joaquin Phoenix

CLOSING FILM OF THE FESTIVAL

Purple Noon by René Clément (1960)
HALLE TONY GARNIER Sun 20, 3pm

SOLUTIONS : 1C - 2C - 3A - 4B - 5A - 6B - 7C - 8B