Films 2023
Passages
- Runtime:
- 91 min.
- Year of Production:
- 2023
- Country:
- France
- Director:
- Cast:
- Franz Rogowski
Ben Whishaw
Adèle Exarchopoulous - Production Company:
- SBS Productions
- Berlinale Section:
- Panorama
- Berlinale Category:
- Feature Film
On the final day of his shoot in Paris, German filmmaker Tomas is visibly tense. He is all stern exactitude as he explains to his extras just precisely how to position their hands or what their motivation is as they walk down a flight of stairs – right up until the final slate. At the wrap party, Tomas falls first into the arms of his British husband Martin, but then he meets a young primary school teacher, Agathe. A dance develops into a flirtation and then into a passionate night together. The next morning, Tomas proudly tells Martin that he has slept with a woman. As this one-night stand grows into something more, the relationship between the two men begins to change. A tale of relationships that is marked by passion, jealousy and narcissism unfolds in which each shows scant sensitivity for the needs of the others.Ira Sachs’ latest work, his sixth outing in Panorama, once again proves his talent for carefully observed relationship dramas. There is a hint of French cinema and a tang of Fassbinder wafting around the three protagonists as their personal wounds constantly redefine the power relations between them.
BIOGRAFIE Ira Sachs
Born in Memphis, USA in 1965, Sachs’ work has already screened in the Berlinale Panorama section in 2005 with FORTY SHADES OF BLUE, in 2010 with LAST ADDRESS and in 2012 with KEEP THE LIGHTS ON which won the Teddy Award. In 2013 he was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.
FILMOGRAFIE Ira Sachs (selection)
2023 Passages
2019 Frankie
2016 Little Men
2014 Love Is Strange
2012 Keep The Lights On
2009 Last Address
2007 Married Life
2005 Forty Shades of Blue
2002 Get it while you can
2002 Untitled
2000 10/26/00
1997 The Delta
1994 Lady
1992 Vaudeville
Interview with Ira Sachs, director 'PASSAGES'