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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Where The Talented Mr. Ripley says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The fishing village of Mongibello does not exist: it was built from Procida and Ischia, while Naples, San Remo and Venice were played by Palermo and Anzio
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Scenes and places
The 1958 party where the job begins (1958)
Borrowing a Princeton jacket, Tom meets shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf, who asks him to go to Italy and bring his son Dickie home.
Set in New York — A 1958 New York party where Tom Ripley meets shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The biggest city in the United States and the film's opening setting.
Filmed at New York City — The opening scenes were shot in New York City; the exact venue is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Fly to New York; the exact venue is unknown.
Arriving in Naples by sea (1958)
Tom reaches Naples by sea and heads south by bus toward Dickie's seaside town.
Set in Naples — Tom arrives by sea at Naples and heads south by bus toward Dickie's seaside town. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Naples is the gateway to the Bay of Naples islands where the story settles.
Filmed at Art deco terminal, Palermo harbour — Naples was played by a harbour terminal in Palermo; the exact building isn't known, so the pin is the Palermo passenger-terminal area. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Palermo harbour, Molo Vittorio Veneto area.
Into the village of Mongibello (1958)
Tom walks into the village centre, meeting locals in lanes and squares, while Dickie speeds through the streets on a Vespa.
Set in Mongibello (fictional) — The fictional seaside village where Tom walks in among locals and Dickie rides his Vespa.
Procida is one of the Phlegraean islands in the Bay of Naples, with a population of about 10,000.
Filmed at Corricella fishing village, Procida — The village centre was shot in the Corricella fishing village. The pin is the island's reference point, not the village itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Ferry to Procida from Naples, then walk to Corricella.
Tom meets Dickie and Marge on the beach (1958)
Tom approaches Dickie and Marge on the sand, claiming a Princeton connection. They take him in and he starts to share their days on the beach and the water.
Set in Mongibello beach (fictional) — The beach where Tom approaches Dickie and Marge.
A seafront promenade on the island of Ischia.
Filmed at Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo, Ischia — The beach meeting was shot on the seafront promenade; the pin is taken from a photo geotag of that promenade. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Ischia (Ischia Porto side), reachable by ferry from Naples.
Letters from home at the Galleria (1958)
A day trip to Naples turns into a jazz cellar night, and letters from Herbert press Dickie to come home.
Set in Galleria Principe di Napoli — Tom and Dickie go to the gallery to send and receive mail from Dickie's father. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A 19th-century glass-roofed shopping gallery in Naples.
Filmed at Galleria Principe di Napoli — Filmed in Naples; only one source ties the mail scenes to this gallery. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In central Naples, near Museo metro station.
Meeting Freddie in Piazza Navona (1958)
Dickie takes Tom to Rome to buy a jacket. In Piazza Navona they meet Freddie Miles, who is wary of Tom.
Set in Piazza Navona — Dickie and Tom come to Rome, and meet Freddie Miles in the square. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A square built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian.
Filmed at Piazza Navona, Rome — Piazza Navona is named as a filming location; the exact scene spot is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Central Rome, a short walk from Largo di Torre Argentina.
The last trip, to San Remo (1958)
Dickie proposes one last trip to San Remo for the jazz festival and a place to keep his boat.
Set in San Remo — Dickie proposes one last trip to San Remo for the jazz festival. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Anzio is a seaside resort town south of Rome.
Filmed at Paradiso sul Mare, Anzio — San Remo was played by Anzio; the former casino on the sea front is the named building. The pin is the town reference point. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Anzio, about an hour south of Rome by train.
A night at the opera (1958)
Between acts Tom meets Marge and Peter Smith-Kingsley and has to explain Dickie's absence.
Set in Rome opera house — Tom accepts Meredith's invitation to the opera and runs into Marge and Peter between acts. Google Maps · Apple Maps
One of the oldest continuously active opera houses in Europe.
Filmed at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples — The Naples opera house plays the Rome opera. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In central Naples next to Piazza del Plebiscito; check performance and tour times.
Tom's rented palazzo in Rome (1958)
Tom settles into a rented Roman palazzo apartment while the police ask questions about Dickie's friends.
Set in Palazzo Costaguti, Piazza Mattei — Tom lives in a rented Roman palazzo apartment, and takes a carriage ride over Ponte Sant'Angelo with Meredith. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A palace on the corner of Piazza Mattei, next to the Turtle Fountain.
Filmed at Palazzo Costaguti, Piazza Mattei — Filmed in the palazzo on the corner of Piazza Mattei. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Piazza Mattei, in the old Jewish quarter of Rome.
Filmed at Ponte Sant'Angelo, Rome — The carriage ride crossed the bridge. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Pedestrian bridge by Castel Sant'Angelo.
Meeting at the Spanish Steps (1958)
Marge and Meredith arrange to meet at Café Dinelli by the Spanish Steps.
Set in Piazza di Spagna — Marge and Meredith arrange to meet at Café Dinelli by the Spanish Steps. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The staircase of 135 steps linking the square to the church above.
Filmed at Spanish Steps, Rome — The Spanish Steps and Piazza di Spagna are named as filming locations; the exact scene spot is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Spagna metro station, line A.
Peter's church rehearsal in Venice (1958)
Tom arrives in Venice, where Peter Smith-Kingsley is staying and rehearsing church music, and they walk through the city together.
Set in Venice — Tom arrives in Venice, where Peter Smith-Kingsley is rehearsing church music. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A 12th-century church in Palermo's Piazza Bellini, famous for its mosaics.
Filmed at Chiesa della Martorana, Palermo — Venice's church-music rehearsal was shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Piazza Bellini, Palermo old town; check opening hours.
Filmed at Piazza San Marco and Caffè Florian, Venice — Venice scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Porto Ercole, Monte Argentario — Sea scenes off the coast (exact scene not specified) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Tom Ripley — A young New Yorker sent to Italy to bring a rich man's son home.
- Dickie Greenleaf — A wealthy American living the easy life in a seaside Italian village.
- Marge Sherwood — Dickie's girlfriend, who writes and lives in the village.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is Mongibello, the Italian village in The Talented Mr. Ripley?
- Where was the Venice church rehearsal really filmed?