Rebecca Hall’s Passing is one of my personal favorite films of the year. Led by two strong performances from Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga, the film is based on the novella by Nella Larsen from 1927. I had a brief talk with Hall about why it has taken so long to get an adaptation of Larsen’s work, and she revealed her motivation behind the 4:3 aspect ratio.
Passing is my favorite film of the year, I truly do not understand why so many pundits are outright ignoring it.
I saw it and napped during one short period. It was just MEH for me. Good cinematography & set design, but I saw everything coming in the end.