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If Looks Could Kill: The 2nd Fashion in Film Festival

From stolen pearls to a glove left at the scene of the crime, from an excess of red lipstick to the postmodern gangster silhouette, If Looks Could Kill explores the compelling links between cinema, fashion, crime and violence.
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Festival Pass: £20 (Please contact Arnolfini Box Office to purchase the festival pass.)

Programme Curator: Marketa Uhlirova; Associate Curator: Christel Tsilibaris

Fashion in Film Festival is based at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. Supported by Oasis, Arts Council England, Arts & Business and Kirin

Film

Sun 30 Nov, 8.30pm

£5.50 / £4.00 concs

This iconic French thriller, remade as The Talented Mr. Ripley, is a portrayal of a murderer who is at once alluring and terrifying. Much of Ripley's anti-hero mystique is tied up with his ambiguous sexuality, expressed in the film not only through his bronzed torso but also through the use of fashion and adornment. His polished look of Gucci loafers, white jeans and suede shirts brings to the screen a breeze of wealthy and easy living, but also comes to represent his perverse criminality. Director Clément cast Alain Delon in the lead role, implicitly aware that the actor’s own association with the criminal underworld would aid his notoriety and international stardom.

France 1960 1h 55m Subtitled

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