Set in an exciting and cosmopolitan Paris populated by young artists, Passages, the new film by Ira Sachs, is about Thomas (Franz Rogowski), a film director who was briefly married to Martine (Ben Whishaw). , graphic designer and illustrator. But one day, Thomas, to which he himself is surprised, starts a passionate sexual relationship with a young teacher, Agatha (Adele Exarchopoulos). The novelty of being with a woman is an experience that engages him to the point of making him question his relationship with her husband, but when Martin also begins an extramarital affair, Thomas realizes he misses him and suddenly finds himself separated between two …
It could be a regular triangle, but it’s not: Passages illuminates the ongoing struggle between different forms of desire and love – heterosexual, bisexual and homosexual – exploring the complexity of feelings, contradictions and internal conflicts with many nuances that sound unusual in a cinematic landscape. This is the power of art, which, not being in the cage of morality, religion, ideology, manages to depict numerous and unexpected gradations of the human unconscious. Never obscene, the film is also clear in its presentation of outpourings: homosexuality, bisexuality, often unknown to the natural world, appear in their understandable, universal psychological manifestations, close to any other form of love.
Already having its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and a presentation at the Berlin Film Festival, Passages arrives in Italian cinemas On August 17, Lucky Red is distributed with MUBI.. The main characters are played by three young great actors. Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw AND Adele Exarchopoulos, star of The Life of Adele, winner of the Palme d’Or in 2013. A close-knit cast contributes to the believability of the story, shot by Ira Sachs with a skill that makes you forget about fiction: the dialogue is true, the situations are believable, the events flow without downtime, generating interest. A deep and transparent sentimental story about the complexity of eros.
Release Date: August 17, 2023
Drama
Year:2023
Directed by: Ira Sachs
Cast: Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adele Exarchopoulos, Caroline Chagnollo, Theo Cholbi, William Nadilam, Lea Boublil
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Distribution: MUBI and Lucky Red
Screenplay: Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias
Photograph: Jose Deshayes
Editing: Sophie Rain
Production: SBS Productions