René Clément

The Profile

René Clément (1913–1996) was a French film director known for films including Jeux interdits (Forbidden Games) and Plein Soleil (1960). His work spans postwar French cinema through the 1960s and beyond.

Plein Soleil (Italian: Delitto in pieno sole) is a 1960 film directed by René Clément, adapted from Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr. Ripley and starring Alain Delon. Jeux interdits (Forbidden Games, 1952) won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

The available review praises Alain Delon's performance in René Clément's 1960 Plein Soleil (Italian: Delitto in pieno sole), an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley. The reviewer considers Delon especially suited to ambiguous, magnetic roles and compares him favorably to later portrayals. The piece is reflective and centered on performance and adaptation.