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Oct 27, 2021 · Adam Driver’s character has to pass for a White character played by a very Black John David Washington, and in doing so, he navigates an anti-Semitic and hateful world that would kill him if his Jewishness were revealed. He has it a lot easier than Clare does here, but Lee allows us to navigate his torment.
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Passing begins with Irene “Rene” Redfield (Tessa Thompson) strolling down the streets of New York in the 1920s. Irene is a black woman with a European appearance and thus “passes” as white. A nervous and anxious Irene enters the white parts of New York and witnesses the city’s summer heat. While exploring, Irene helps a white woman, who perceives h...
Clare was beautiful, friendly, and charming. But she was also unhappy and unsatisfied. She fabricated her life with a false identity and a bunch of lies. In Irene, Clare saw a woman who was happy and satisfied with her own skin. Maybe Clare was envious, or maybe she wanted to live a carefree and unpretentious life like Irene. When Irene didn’t resp...
Irene was convinced that Brian was having an affair with Clare, and thus she distanced herself from both of them. During the Christmas season, Irene went shopping with Felise Freeland (Antoinette Crowe-Legacy). She encountered John on the street, who greeted Irene and stared at her black friend (Felise). Irene ignored John’s look, pretending not to...
Passing is a 2021 American historical drama film written and directed by Rebecca Hall in her feature directorial debut. It is adapted from the 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen. Set in 1920s New York City, the film follows the intertwined life of a black woman (Tessa Thompson) and her white-passing childhood friend .
AwardDate Of CeremonyCategoryRecipient (s)Tessa ThompsonFebruary 26, 2022Film AdaptationRebecca HallRebecca HallRuth NeggaFeb 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 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 ...
In 2021, Netflix released a film version of Passing directed by Rebecca Hall and starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga. Read the full book summary, the full book analysis, and explanations of important quotes from Passing.
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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...
