In Anton Corbijn’s playful thriller, Oscar winner Helen Mirren delivers a fiendishly juicy portrayal of the legendary mystery author Patricia Highsmith in an imaginary scenario with a wicked sense of humor.
Based on Joanna Murray-Smith’s play, Switzerland (adapted for the screen by the playwright herself), the story follows the famously tough Highsmith while the retired author receives a visit from over-ambitious publishing rep Edward Ridgeway (Alden Ehrenreich, unpredictable at every turn) at her handsome Swiss Alps home.

The year is 1995 and the talented Mr. Ridgeway has but one mission: convince Highsmith to conjure up a final Tom Ripley murder mystery, poised to be a bestseller. As the equally stubborn and deliberate Ridgeway and Highsmith face off across a mazy creative process where their unknowable instincts often clash, the line between reality and fiction blurs in unimaginable ways, spilling both the blood and the beans as stylishly as a Highsmith novel. —Tomris Laffly

Director: Anton Corbijn (US, Italy 2026) 2026


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