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   Nella Larsen, Brit Bennett (Introduction) 3.92. 69,331 ratings7,356 reviews. Nella Larsen's fascinating exploration of race and identity--the inspiration for the upcoming Netflix film directed by Rebecca Hall, starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga.

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2. www.npr.org › 2021/11/10 › 1054025599Essay: 'Passing,' by Nella Larsen : NPR

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   Nov 10, 2021 · The one thing most people know about Nella Larsen's Passing is that it explores a peculiar kind of deception — being born into one marginalized racial category and slipping into another, for ...

3. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › passing-movie-review-2021Passing movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger Ebert

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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.

4. www.timeout.com › movies › passingPassing review: Rebecca Hall’s debut film is muted and masterful

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   Feb 1, 2021 · Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut is a stunning investigation of race, sexuality and identity in Jazz Age Harlem. Monday 1 February 2021. Written by Dave Calhoun.

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5. www.slantmagazine.com › film › passing-reviewPassing Review: A Somber Yet Compassionate Look at Racial ...

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   Feb 2, 2021 · Coursing through every meticulously arranged frame of Rebecca Hall’s feature-length directorial debut, Passing, is a kind of sickened rage and psychological nuance that sets it apart from your average high-minded period film about race.

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6. www.whattowatch.com › reviews › passing-film-review‘Passing’ review: a restrained study of race and identity ...

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   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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   Is i n passing based on a true story?

   • I n Passing, the film adaptation of Nella Larsen’s seminal 1929 novel of the same name, two women reckon with who they are and how they identify. Although both are Black, they are light-skinned enough that they can “pass” for white.

   Passing Book: The Story That Inspired the Netflix Movie - TIME

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   Is 'passing' a good movie?

   • It’s a masterful balance of tone. And even though we anticipate the ending, it comes with a surprising amount of empathy and sadness, two things that were always subtly present during the runtime. “Passing” put me in a very thoughtful mode of allusion and pattern-gathering.

   Passing movie review & film summary (2021) - Roger Ebert

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   Who wrote 'passing'?

   • The influential sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois reviewed it favorably in the NAACP's Crisis magazine. Calling Passing one of the finest novels of the year, Du Bois wrote that Larsen explained "the psychology of the thing; the reaction of it on friend and enemy. It is a difficult task, but she attacks the problem fearlessly and with consummate art."

   Essay: 'Passing,' by Nella Larsen : NPR

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   What is the significance of passing?

   • But the significance of Passing isn't found in the surface facts but in the brilliance of its execution: the beauty of the writing, the close character study, and the intense psychological suspense. Like a decades-early precursor to a Patricia Highsmith novel, a sense of sensual glamour, frustration and foreboding pervades Larsen's famed novella.

   Essay: 'Passing,' by Nella Larsen : NPR

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   Why is passing a good book?

   • She's trying to shield them from ugliness, but thinking she can protect two Black boys in Harlem in 1927 from learning about racism is a signal that she's removed from reality. The contrast, parallels, and interplay between these two women is part of what makes Passing so beautifully constructed. Every choice is finely calibrated.

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   Why was 'passing' so popular?

   • "Just somebody walking over my grave, as the children say." 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 outstripping its sales.

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8. time.com › 6116168Passing Book: The Story That Inspired the Netflix Movie - TIME

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   Nov 12, 2021 · What to know about the novel by Nella Larsen that inspired Rebecca Hall's Netflix adaptation, starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga.