Anthony Perrotto hosts a free gay film series sponsored by the LGBTQ+ Community at St. Bart’s, featuring films with gay themes.
Please join us on Friday, March 6th at 6 PM for “The Talented Mr. Ripley”.
Please enter through St Bart’s Rectory Door, 109 E 50th Street (between Lexington and Park Avenues).
Following the film, we’ll have dinner at a moderately priced nearby Mediterranean cuisine restaurant.
Attendees are asked to bring cash to pay for dinner, as some restaurants do not provide individual checks for large groups. When that happens, it can be extremely difficult to settle the bill if some people are paying by card while others use cash. Depending upon what you order, I would estimate bringing $35-$60 in cash for your meal.
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY: This film features psychological drama, glamour, desire, and beautifully complicated men… Starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Blanchett
Set in the sun-drenched elegance of 1950s Italy, The Talented Mr. Ripley follows Tom Ripley — played with mesmerizing intensity by Matt Damon — a quietly observant outsider sent to bring a wealthy American playboy home from Europe. Instead, Tom becomes completely enchanted by Dickie Greenleaf (the dazzling, magnetic Jude Law) — his carefree lifestyle, his privilege, his beauty… and the intoxicating world he represents.
What begins as admiration slowly shifts into obsession. Tom doesn’t just want Dickie’s friendship — he wants everything: his world, his freedom, even his identity. As fascination turns darker, the film becomes a seductive psychological spiral about longing, reinvention, and how far someone will go to belong.
