From Patricia Highsmith's 'Ripley's Game'. A serpentine plot, in which ill picture framer Bruno Ganz is tricked into murder by Gérard Blain, befriends art dealer and crook Dennis Hopper, who's somehow involved. Lisa Kreuzer is Ganz's wife, and the cast includes, Nicholas Ray, Sam Fuller and Jean Eustache!
Almost like watching a Jim Jarmusch, with its little touches, e.g. Ganz sharing his booze with a girl who wants to wash down a pill - then she kisses him on the cheek. It was only towards the end that I realised Wenders made the great Der Himmel über Berlin, also with Ganz.
Very distinctive photography by Robby Müller, using coloured as well as available lighting.
The murders themselves are very excitingly staged.
Set in Hamburg and Paris. Good music too, By Jürgen Knieper.
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