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Chicago Tribune1y
Review: ‘Passages’ is a compelling sexual triangle set in Paris — and a 2023 film standout
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The New Yorker1y
“Passages” and an Art Monster’s Fierce Purity
“Passages” opens with Tomas (played by Franz Rogowski) on a set, directing an alluringly flamboyant bar scene on the last day of a shoot. He’s discerning and demanding, giving an actor ...
Los Angeles Times1y
Sundance sensation ‘Passages’ gets an NC-17 rating. Its director calls that ‘censorship’
“Passages” will open in Los Angeles and New ... through a number of sex scenes. The film, which has thus far been well-received, is being distributed by Mubi, the smartly curated streaming ...
Variety1y
Full Frontal Nudity, Oral Sex and More: Why ‘Passages,’ ‘Blonde’ and 19 More Films Earned the NC-17 Rating
“Passages” is the latest in a long line of ... pornographic films and not simply adult-skewing dramas with explicit scenes. But even creating a rating a lower than X did nothing to stop ...
The Hollywood Reporter1y
‘Passages’ Director Ira Sachs Says Audiences are Longing for an “Adult Film”
The director discusses his latest movie, which has generated talk for its graphic sex scenes. By Esther Zuckerman Ira Sachs‘ Passages, which is expanding its release this weekend, has become ...
Mashable1y
'Passages' review: The compelling queer drama the MPA doesn't want you to see
During several emotionally intimate scenes, Tomas's back is entirely to ... it unrated and limit its commercial prospects. Fittingly, Passages is exactly the kind of film that ensures an ...
The Hollywood Reporter1y
Critic’s Notebook: Let’s Talk About Sex, Just Don’t Show It
The NC-17 rating slapped on Ira Sachs’ 'Passages' and breathless talk about a few scenes in 'Oppenheimer' have renewed questions of whether — or why — American movies seem more sexually ...
The New York Times1y
‘Passages’ Review: A Toxic Ménage
“Passages” takes its name from a film-within ... The misery unfurls in a straight timeline of dramatic scenes that leap over the lived-in moments that make up a relationship.
NPR1y
'Passages' captures intimacy up-close — and the result is messy and mesmerizing
Passages is a torrid whirlwind of a story ... At one point, Tomas and Martin have sex, in a feverish scene that Sachs and his cinematographer, Josée Deshaies, film in an unblinking single ...
Los Angeles Times1y
A decade after controversial ‘Blue,’ ‘Passages’ shows Adèle Exarchopoulos’ new colors
The scene where I hear [Tomas] in the house [having ... I think Ira wanted something really natural, and he chose well: Ben [Whishaw, her “Passages” co-star] has this natural mystery, Franz ...
Variety1y
Sexy Love Triangle Drama ‘Passages’ Gets NC-17 Rating, Director Slams Decision as ‘Cultural Censorship That’s Quite Dangerous’
Sachs will do no such thing with “Passages.” The MPA once infamously gave the Michelle Williams-Ryan Gosling marital drama “Blue Valentine” an NC-17 rating due to one scene in Gosling’s ...