Passing (PG-13)

Quicklook Rating★★★½

synopsis

Irene Redfield, a refined, upper-class 1920s woman, finds breezy refuge from a hot summer day in the grand tearoom of New York City's Drayton Hotel. Across the room, she spots a blond woman staring her down. Irene wants to steal away, but before she can, Clare Kendry (Ruth Negga) rushes over to stop her. It turns out the two were in high school together, and while both are African American women who can pass as white, they have chosen to live on opposite sides of the color line. Now, their renewed acquaintance threatens them both.

details

Drama
1 hr. 38 min.
Opened October 27th, 2021

MovieGoer Review

The realities that human beings create around themselves are, by their nature, fragile things - some more fragile than others. In her directorial debut, actress Rebecca Hall addresses the malleability of identity via her adaptation of Nella... MORE

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synopsis

Irene Redfield, a refined, upper-class 1920s woman, finds breezy refuge from a hot summer day in the grand tearoom of New York City's Drayton Hotel. Across the room, she spots a blond woman staring her down. Irene wants to steal away, but before she can, Clare Kendry (Ruth Negga) rushes over to stop her. It turns out the two were in high school together, and while both are African American women who can pass as white, they have chosen to live on opposite sides of the color line. Now, their renewed acquaintance threatens them both.

details

Drama
1 hr. 38 min.
Opened October 27th, 2021

MovieGoer Review

The realities that human beings create around themselves are, by their nature, fragile things - some more fragile than others. In her directorial debut, actress Rebecca Hall addresses the malleability of identity via her adaptation of Nella... MORE