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Hello all, I am discussing the intricacies of Nella Larson’s book from the 1920s & the brand new visual adaptation on Netflix (starting at the 8 minute mark)...
Nov 11, 2021 · I did lots of research and thinking, and I think I've wrapped my head around it. Here is my explanation of the movie and the ending. Hope you like it! Passing starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth...
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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "Passing" by Nella Larsen today. This is a very in...
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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...
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 ...
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Nov 9, 2021 · “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 inner lives along...
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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.
