Slideshow: Moviegoers Take in La Dolce Cinema in Little Italy

It's the story of a young New Yorker sent to Europe to fetch the son of a millionaire shipbuilder. Set against the backdrop of the Venetian canals and Rome's Piazza Navona, The Talented Mr. Ripley is the 7th movie in the lineup for this summer's Cinema al Fresco in Baltimore's Little Italy neighborhood. There's two more to go before the Friday night movie series wraps up this month. When in Rome plays Aug. 24 and, as always, Cinema Paradiso will be shown the final week.

BmoreMedia Managing Photographer Steve Ruark captured the action before and during the film, which stars Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Check out the pics in the slideshow. The crowd enjoys live music, pizza and popcorn before the show. You'll also get a peek of Ray Lancelotta's home, from where the movies are projected.