Ripley

So I finally finished Ripley and now I’m a little obsessed with Caravaggio. Specifically, how his work appears in the show – in stark black and white. The result is quite stunning, accentuating the chiaroscuro contrasts in Caravaggio’s paintings while presenting them as something new. Would love it if Taschen put out a special Ripley edition of The Complete Works minus the colour. … Actually, while I’m making demands of publishers, why the heck haven’t Netflix produced a photobook to go with the show? It’s so very photographic; pretty much every shot a static composition, screaming to be printed.

Some more Riplinks: director Steven Zaillian and cinematographer Robert Elswit reveal the methods, ideas, and secrets of the show’s meticulous black-and-white visuals; visual effects magazine befores & afters looks at the impressive array of seamless VFX shots in Ripley; Richard Weston and family follow in the footsteps of Mr Ripley along the Amalfi Coast.