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(dramatic music) Your initial idea was these two men
exchanging murders? Yes, that was the very
initial idea, to be sure. These things just pop into
one's head, in my opinion. I can never say why or when. (soft dramatic music) Highsmith's writing
is so cinematic, that the master of suspense
finds the perfect, somber universe
for his film in it. But from then on,
she struggles with the label of being
a crime writer. (dramatic music) I am always categorized
in mystery and suspense, when I never wrote
a mystery in my life. I just write a story and sometimes
it has violence in it, sometimes it has a murder and therefore,
it's called crime. (dramatic music)
exchanging murders? Yes, that was the very
initial idea, to be sure. These things just pop into
one's head, in my opinion. I can never say why or when. (soft dramatic music) Highsmith's writing
is so cinematic, that the master of suspense
finds the perfect, somber universe
for his film in it. But from then on,
she struggles with the label of being
a crime writer. (dramatic music) I am always categorized
in mystery and suspense, when I never wrote
a mystery in my life. I just write a story and sometimes
it has violence in it, sometimes it has a murder and therefore,
it's called crime. (dramatic music)
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(dramatic music)
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Your initial idea was
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these two men
exchanging murders?
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Yes, that was the very
initial idea, to be sure.
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These things just pop into
one's head, in my opinion.
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I can never say why or when.
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(soft dramatic music)
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Highsmith's writing
is so cinematic,
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that the master of suspense
finds the perfect,
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somber universe
for his film in it.
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But from then on,
she struggles with
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the label of being
a crime writer.
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(dramatic music)
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I am always categorized
in mystery and suspense,
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when I never wrote
a mystery in my life.
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I just write a story
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and sometimes
it has violence in it,
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sometimes it has a murder
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and therefore,
it's called crime.
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(dramatic music)
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Movie Summary
Based on Patricia Highsmith's personal writings and accounts of her family and lovers, the film casts new light on the famous thriller writer's life and oeuvre, permeated by themes of love and its defining influence on identity.
