Saltburn: The Tumblr-ification of Cinema

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Saltburn (or, the Untalented Mr. Ripley) is a deeply unoriginal piece of filmmaking. What does it say about our culture today?

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SOURCES:

Peter Bradshaw, “Review: The Talented Mr. Ripley”. The Guardian (2000).

Richard Brody, “”Saltburn is a Brideshead for the Incel Age” The New Yorker (2023).

David Carr, “Anthony Minghella, 54, Director, Dies” The New York Times (2008).

Patrick Cremona, “Emerald Fennell plays down Saltburn's Talented Mr Ripley comparisons” Radio Times (2023).

Roger Ebert, “The Talented Mr. Ripley”, Roger Ebert (1999).

David Edelstein, “How (and Why) Anthony Minghella’s Talent Wasn’t Quite Fulfilled” New York Magazine (2008).

Mark Harris, “Honoring Anthony Minghella” Entertainment Weekly (2008).

Mario Falsetto ed. Anthony Minghella: Interviews, University of Mississippi (2013).

Todd McCarthy, “The Talented Mr. Ripley”, Variety, (1999).

Janet Maslin, “‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’: Carnal, Glamorous and Worth the Price”, The New York Times (1999).

Craig McLean, “Emerald Fennell on our ​“sadomasochistic relationship with the aristocracy”” The Face (2023).

Craig McLean, “Saltburn’s cultural blueprint: the books, films and music that inspired the film” The Face (2023).

Adam Nayman, “‘Saltburn’ is stylish but shallow, like a subpar ‘White Lotus’ episode” The Toronto Star (2023).

Terence Patrick Murphy and Kelly S. Walsh “Coincidence and Counterfactuality: The Multiple Plot Structure of The talented Mr. Ripley (1999)” Film Criticism, Vol. 42, No.1 (2018).

Anna Pochmara, “I Don’t Think I Have an Attention Span for Real Life Anymore”: Excessive Stimulation, Sense of Meaninglessness, and Boredom in Sam Levinson’s Euphoria,” European Journal of American Studies, vol. 7 (4) (2022).

Frank Rich, “The Talented Mr. Minghella”, The Guardian (2000).

Charles Taylor, “The Talented Mr. Ripley” Salon, (1999).

Michael Trask, “Patricia Highsmith’s Method”, American Literary History. Vol. 22, No. 3 (Fall 2010).

Kelley Wagers, “Tom Ripley, Inc.: Patricia Highsmith’s Corporate Fiction”, Contemporary Literature, Vol. 54, No. 2 (2013).

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