Film screening: The Talent of Mrs. Haysmith

A Talent for Murder

England, 2026 | English – United States, Hebrew subtitles | 106 minutes

Director: Anton Corbijn

Cast: Helen Mirren, Alden Ehrenreich, Olivia Cooke

Toronto International Film Festival 2026, Official Selection

Edward Ridgeway, a young and highly motivated literary agent, is sent on a particularly strange assignment: to visit Patricia Highsmith, the beloved crime novelist who wrote The Talented Mr. Ripley, at her isolated home in Switzerland. The visit comes after a long period during which she appears to be delaying her new book, and after the previous agent sent on the assignment vanished without a trace. Mr. Ridgeway and Ms. Highsmith find themselves engaged in a clever and devious battle of wits, as he tries to understand the mysterious author’s motives—but does he also have something to hide?

Anton Corbijn’s new film (A Most Wanted Man, The American) is a gripping thriller drama filled with surprising twists. It gives Oscar winner Helen Mirren (Golda, The Queen) another opportunity to prove that she is one of the greatest actresses of her generation, in a mesmerizing, mysterious, and funny role opposite two of Hollywood’s rising stars—Alden Ehrenreich (Oppenheimer, Fair Play) and Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon).

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