Wim Wenders' 1977 film The American Friend , based on Patricia Highsmith's work, is a moody, neon-soaked thriller exploring the collision of mortality and morality. The story follows a terminally ill frame-maker manipulated into becoming an assassin by the enigmatic Tom Ripley, delivering a slow-burning psychological experience rather than a conventional action plot.
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