"Sachs and his performers are alert to the delicate and wordless ways bodies move toward and away from each other, in overture to sex and sometimes in rejection of it." - Kimberly Jones, Austin Chronicle
"In Sachs’s sensitive hands, PASSAGES becomes something new and strange, not least because the filmmaker is so willing to forthrightly address the consuming sexual attraction that pulls and pushes the three protagonists at nearly every turn." - Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (LOVE IS STRANGE) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern relationships, starring Franz Rogowski (GREAT FREEDOM), Ben Whishaw (WOMEN TALKING) and Adèle Exarchopoulos (BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR). Set in Paris, this seductive drama tells the story of Tomas (Rogowski) and Martin (Whishaw), a gay couple whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas begins a passionate affair with Agathe (Exarchopoulos), a younger woman he meets after completing his latest film. Perceptive, intimate and unashamedly sexy, PASSAGES sees Sachs bridge his usually tender style with a uniquely European sensibility, providing an insightful and authentic take on the complexities, contradictions and cruelties of love and desire. (MUBI)
Awards & Nominations
Nominee - Panorama Audience Award, Berlin International Film Festival
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