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- Passing is a stylized yet nuanced look into the practice of Black people passing for White. The film is able to explore whiteness in a unique way, since neither of the main characters is White. As a result, "whiteness" plays an abstract character of its own, both alluring and plaguing the movie's Black community.
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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.
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.
90% Tomatometer 250 Reviews 86% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Verified Ratings In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former ...
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- Rebecca Hall
- PG-13
- Tessa Thompson
Nov 10, 2021 · "We are all passing for something or other, aren't we?" says Tessa Thompson's character Irene Redfield. But the movie asks: what does one give up to live a white life?
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...
Jan 30, 2021 · ‘Passing’: Film Review | Sundance 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...
Nov 10, 2021 · Passing: Directed by Rebecca Hall. With Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Bill Camp. "Passing" follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities.
