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Oct 27, 2021 · Clare is a Black woman passing for White. She’s convincing enough to fool a lot of people, including John ( Alexander Skarsgård ), her vile, racist husband. Before we meet Clare, we follow her old high school classmate, Irene ( Tessa Thompson ) who, on this particular day, has decided to try her hand at fooling the masses.
Nov 9, 2021 · The Front Row. “Passing,” Reviewed: Rebecca Hall’s Anguished Vision of Black Identity. With a remarkable fusion of substance and style, Hall’s adaptation of Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel unfolds...
Nov 10, 2021 · Published in 1929, during the Harlem Renaissance — a movement its author was deeply entrenched in — Passing caused more of a ripple than a sensation at its release, with critical acclaim far ...
Feb 25, 2022 · Passing — based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel of the same name — makes much effort to emulate the delicate subtlety of its source material. This decision often feels to the detriment of the film, leaving too much unsaid and unexplored.
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Nov 12, 2021 · The film Passing, which adapts Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel and is now available streaming on Netflix, opens with a profusion of confusing sights and sounds. We strain to detect what we see and hear.
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Nov 10, 2021 · By turning inward on her characters, Hall has crafted a powerful story about the psychological toll the construct of race takes upon Black people who are told that their very identity is somehow...
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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.
