Switzerland

​By Joanna Murray Smith​

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21 April - 8 May 2027

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Directed by Les Hart​

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1995. The Swiss Alps. Patricia Highsmith, the queen of the thriller, now ageing and ailing, hides away in her study, surrounded by her collection of books and antique weaponry, finding solace in her seclusion, her cats and her cigarettes.

 

A polished young man turns up, sent by her New York publisher to persuade her to write one final instalment of her best-selling series featuring the master manipulator, Tom Ripley.

 

Switzerland delves into power, manipulation, and the line between reality and fiction.