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Oct 27, 2021 · Reviews. Passing. Drama. 98 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2021. Odie Henderson. October 27, 2021. 7 min read. As I watched writer/director Rebecca Hall ’s adaption of Nella Larsen ’s 1929 novella, Passing, I couldn’t stop thinking about the story in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” where “a colored man” named Eliza Cottor sold his soul to the Devil.
90% Tomatometer 251 Reviews 86% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Verified Ratings In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former...
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Nov 11, 2021 · Set in the 1920s, “Passing” tells what happens to Irene (Tessa Thompson) when a childhood friend, Clare (Ruth Negga), enters that dream, disturbing its peace and threatening its careful illusions.
- Rebecca Hall
Passing is a challenging but rewarding look at queerness, Blackness, truth, and fiction, featuring two phenomenal performances from both leads. Full Review | Sep 26, 2022
172 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6/10. Admirable First Effort. evanston_dad 22 November 2021. "Passing" is an admirable freshman directorial effort from actress Rebecca Hall, but the film feels too tightly controlled to ever fully come alive.
Jan 30, 2021 · ‘Passing’: Film Review | Sundance 2021. Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga play light-skinned Black women in 1920s New York, navigating the "color line" in different ways in Rebecca Hall's...
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Oct 27, 2021 · As their lives become more deeply intertwined, Irene finds her once-steady existence upended by Clare, and PASSING becomes a riveting examination of obsession, repression and the lies people tell themselves and others to protect their carefully constructed realities.
