Ripley wanted out. Wanted money, success - the good life. Was willing to kill for it. . . . . He is strugling to stay one step ahead of this creditors when a chance acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe. When his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking. Soon to be a Miramax film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett; adapted and directed by Anthony Minghella, who won nine Oscars for The English Patient. All the actors are Oscar nominated.