The American Friend

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theater
gptkb:television
gptkb:film
The American Friend (film)
gptkbp:author gptkb:Patricia_Highsmith
gptkbp:available_on gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
gptkb:Streaming_services
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
Nominated for Best Director
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:murder
gptkb:Inspector
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_by gptkb:Robbie_Müller
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:moral_ambiguity
ambiguous ending
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
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:crime
Friendship themes
Art forgery
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_1977
gptkbp:film_series Wim Wenders' films
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:New_York_City
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:drama
gptkb:thriller
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:isbn 978-0-684-84329-0
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Jonathan_Weiss
gptkb:Tom_Ripley
gptkbp:motif gptkb:art
gptkb:wealth
gptkb:friendship
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Jürgen_Knieper
gptkbp:narrative omniscient narrator
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:notable_awards Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
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:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:published_in 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:New_York_City
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Hamburg
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:setting_time 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:betrayal
gptkb:murder
gptkb:deception
gptkb:friendship
gptkb:identity
gptkb:crime
gptkbp:won_award Cannes Film Festival nomination
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wim_Wenders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4