# Purple Noon (1960)

> A beautiful, calculating drifter turns wealth, friendship, and identity into instruments of criminal survival beneath the Mediterranean sun.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5453

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: René Clément
- Cast: Alain Delon, Marie Laforêt, Maurice Ronet, Erno Crisa, Frank Latimore, Billy Kearns, Ave Ninchi, Viviane Chantel
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054189/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: cool, menacing, sophisticated, classic film night, crime thriller night

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of deception and ambition unfolds on the sun-drenched shores of Europe.

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