The American Friend

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wim_Wenders
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:television_series
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:film
The American Friend (film)
gptkbp:author gptkb:Patricia_Highsmith
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
Nominated for Best Director
Cannes Film Festival nomination
Nominated for Best Actor
Nominated for Best Cinematography
Nominated for Best Editing
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated for Best Music Score
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Ripley's_Game
gptkbp:box_office $1.5 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Mr._Greenleaf
gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Tom_Ripley
gptkb:legal_case
gptkb:Jonathan_Zimmermann
Martha Zimmermann
gptkbp:character_arc Jonathan Weiss's downfall
Tom Ripley's transformation
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:character_relationships Jonathan Weiss and his family
Tom Ripley and Jonathan Weiss
Tom Ripley and his past
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Robbie_Müller
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:moral_ambiguity
ambiguous ending
gptkbp:country gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:USA
gptkbp:critical_reception Mixed reviews
mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact Cult film status
influenced writers
influenced filmmakers
influenced artists
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Wim_Wenders
gptkbp:director gptkb:Wim_Wenders
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Peter_Przygodda
gptkbp:features gptkb:Police_Department
Friendship themes
Art forgery
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_1977
gptkbp:film_series Wim Wenders' films
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Hamburg
gptkbp:followed_by Ripley’s Game
gptkbp:follows gptkb:The_Goalkeeper's_Fear_of_the_Penalty
The Wrong Move
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Thriller
gptkb:High_School
gptkb:film
psychological thriller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The American Friend
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_Talented_Mr._Ripley
gptkb:Film_noir
Art house films
European cinema
Thriller genre
Neo-noir films
The American Friend (novel)
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkb:Michelangelo_Antonioni
gptkb:Jean-Luc_Godard
gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkb:Francois_Truffaut
gptkb:Patricia_Highsmith
gptkb:Fritz_Lang
gptkb:Patrice_Chéreau
American literature
European cinema
gptkbp:influences noir fiction
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:The_Talented_Mr._Ripley
gptkbp:is_available_on gptkb:Streaming_services
gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-684-84329-0
gptkbp:language gptkb:Native_American_tribe
English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Jonathan_Weiss
gptkb:Tom_Ripley
gptkbp:motif gptkb:Community_Center
gptkb:wealth
gptkb:artwork
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Jürgen_Knieper
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
omniscient narrator
gptkbp:page_count 256
gptkbp:plot crime and betrayal
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Ripley_Under_Ground
gptkbp:precedes The State of Things
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1970
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Simon_&_Schuster
gptkbp:reader_demographic cult following
academic interest
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:1977
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1977
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1977
gptkbp:remake Ripley's Game (2002)
gptkbp:runtime 120 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Peter_Handke
gptkb:Daniel_Schmid
gptkb:Wim_Wenders
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Hamburg
gptkbp:setting gptkb:government_agency
1970s
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Lisa_Kreuzer
gptkb:Bruno_Ganz
gptkb:Dennis_Hopper
gptkbp:style dark humor
psychological depth
suspenseful
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:betrayal
identity crisis
the American Dream
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:existentialism
morality
social commentary
gptkbp:theme gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Community_Center
gptkb:military_operation
gptkb:legal_case