Passages

Passages

23/1/2023 1h 32m 6.3/10

Overview

Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions he may be unprepared—or unwilling—to deal with.

Director

Ira Sachs

Top Billed Cast

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Martin

Adèle Exarchopoulos

Adèle Exarchopoulos

Agathe

Théo Cholbi

Théo Cholbi

Jérémie

Franz Rogowski

Franz Rogowski

Tomas

Arcadi Radeff

Arcadi Radeff

Dimo

Erwan Kepoa Falé

Erwan Kepoa Falé

Amad

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

8/24/2023

6/10

"Tomas" (Franz Rogowski) and husband "Martin" (Ben Whishaw) find their marriage severley tested when the former man starts to fall for "Agathe" (Adèle Exarchopoulos) and that passion drives "Martin" into the arms of "Amad" (Erwan Kepoa Falé). What now ensues is, frankly, a rather dull introspective of characters that didn't really leap off the screen at me. Rogowski can be a charismatic actor, but here he offers us a rather unremarkable characterisation of a horny man who wants to have his cake and eat it. Whishaw is, routinely these days on screen, just a bit weedy and presents another weakly constructed individual who seems content not to fight for the man he's supposed to love. It's all just rolls along without really catching fire, it's over-scripted and though it may well have a visual authenticity to it, it's all just a bit so what? The production and pacing all contribute to the general ennui of the whole thing and to be honest, I was just a bit disappointed with this rather lacklustre enterprise. I saw it at the cinema this week, but I suspect even the most ardent fans of these three can wait for a television screening.

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