Passages

Name: Passages
Genre: Drama
Released: August 4, 2023
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Ad, Ben Whishaw, Caroline Chaniolleau, Erwan Kepoa Falé, Franz Rogowski

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MUBI | Release Date: August 4, 2023 | Unrated

Starring: Ad, Ben Whishaw, Caroline Chaniolleau, Erwan Kepoa Falé, Franz Rogowski, Léa Boublil, Sarah Lisbonis, Théo Cholbi, Theo Gabilloux, Thibaut Carterot, Tony Daoud, William Nadylam

Summary: After completing his latest project, filmmaker Tomas (Franz Rogowski) impulsively begins a heated love affair with a young schoolteacher, Agathe (Adèle Exarchopoulos). For Tomas, the novelty of being with a woman is an exciting experience that he is eager to explore despite his marriage to Martin (Ben Whishaw). But when Martin begins hisAfter completing his latest project, filmmaker Tomas (Franz Rogowski) impulsively begins a heated love affair with a young schoolteacher, Agathe (Adèle Exarchopoulos). For Tomas, the novelty of being with a woman is an exciting experience that he is eager to explore despite his marriage to Martin (Ben Whishaw). But when Martin begins his own affair, the mercurial Tomas refocuses his attentions on his husband.… Expand

Director: Ira Sachs

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 91 min

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Donald Clarke

Aug 31, 2023

What emerges is a torrid, gripping drama that acknowledges not just what damage the careless can wreak but also to what extent the responsible often conspire in their own annihilation. Read full review

The Playlist Charles Bramesco

Jan 28, 2023

Adroit casting, writing, editing, performing and costuming shade the outline of an affair to a finely sharpened emotional realism, the cycles of fighting and reconciling we’ve all seen before regaining in rawness as if we’re now the ones living through it. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Aug 3, 2023

Ira Sachs is one of American cinema’s most reliable crafters of human-scaled cinematic dramas. That description doesn’t sound too terribly exciting, so I should assure you that Passages is some kind of time at the movies—a briskly-moving, turbulent, emphatically sexy, deliberately exasperating love triangle in crazy times. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Jan 28, 2023

Sachs excels at investigating thorny, uncomfortable situations, and he treats all three characters fairly here, which allows audiences to decide which one they identify with. Read full review

The Independent Clarisse Loughrey

Aug 31, 2023

Passages is smart and precise about other people’s messes. It’s a way to indulge in the most volatile parts of ourselves without ever feeling like we’re about to lose control. Read full review

Justin Chang

Aug 2, 2023

Tomas is an inimitably singular creature. Loathsome and magnetic, infuriating and unforgettable, he is, by several bed lengths, the most dynamic protagonist Sachs has given us, a vessel of pure, untrammeled id. Read full review

Amy Nicholson

Aug 3, 2023

The misery unfurls in a straight timeline of dramatic scenes that leap over the lived-in moments that make up a relationship. Read full review

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TVJerry

Aug 20, 2023

German actor Franz Rogowski opens the film as a somewhat unkind and rather abrupt movie director. He befriends and beds a woman at the wrap party, then goes home to tell his husband about his newfound love. This awkward and discordant triangle focuses primarily on Rogowski's character, as heGerman actor Franz Rogowski opens the film as a somewhat unkind and rather abrupt movie director. He befriends and beds a woman at the wrap party, then goes home to tell his husband about his newfound love. This awkward and discordant triangle focuses primarily on Rogowski's character, as he struggles between the 2 relationships. His nuanced performance is the film's fulcrum, but Ben Whishaw (as the husband) and Adèle Exarchopoulos (the girlfriend) add even more depth. Director Ira Sachs has made appreciating their performances frustrating with his use of static camera placement, sometimes blocking faces. It's also written with brief, often elliptical episodes. There are several sex scenes that are intense and naturalistic without being graphic. This is a complex, compelling drama about the realities and foibles of love and fidelity.… Expand

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bertobellamy

Aug 17, 2023

In 'Passages,' Ira Sachs takes us into the sickly and severely toxic dynamic generated by a man who emotionally destroys everyone he gets close to. In that sense, Franz Rogowski is the "heart" of the film; the man who moved us to tears in 'The Great Freedom' here becomes a vile being whoIn 'Passages,' Ira Sachs takes us into the sickly and severely toxic dynamic generated by a man who emotionally destroys everyone he gets close to. In that sense, Franz Rogowski is the "heart" of the film; the man who moved us to tears in 'The Great Freedom' here becomes a vile being who manipulates, harasses, and harms his subordinates and his loved ones. The American director and the German actor make a great team designing a character with whom it is impossible to empathize despite his charm and fragile appearance. However, Rogowski's presence becomes a double-edged sword, as he always outshines Ben Whishaw and Adèle Exarchopolulos, who don't generate much interest in their roles. And even when the story becomes redundant towards the end, the film delivers an unconventional exploration of contemporary romantic relationships.… Expand

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GLADIADOR

Aug 27, 2023

Filme mostrar como o ser humano é mesquinho e so pensando em si mesmo, alem de você ter raiva do protagonista

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jaswneal23

Aug 27, 2023

Brilliant direction and performances. You could cut the tension with a knife. A complex emotional drama. Some straight people in the theatre (NYC) were clearly uncomfortable- hence the director crushed it.

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