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Oct 27, 2021 · 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.
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 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.
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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 .
Jan 31, 2021 · A superbly performed study of racialized longing and feminine dissatisfaction in 1920s New York, lit by searing intelligence and compassion. By Jessica Kiang.
Nov 8, 2021 · Based on the 1929 book by Nella Larsen, Passing, which starts streaming Wednesday on Netflix, is the rare film about race that treats the turbulence of its subject matter with a delicate...
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Jan 30, 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 adaptation of the Harlem Renaissance novel. By...
