Purple Noon

In the wake of the success of the Todd Haynes film Carol, which is based on a novel by American crime writer Patricia Highsmith, the Cleveland Museum of Art presents The Talented Ms. Highsmith, a series devoted to film adaptations of her novels. The series starts today at 1:30 p.m. with a screening of Purple Noon, a 1960 film about a young man who kills his friend so that he can adopt his identity. Tickets are $9. (Niesel)