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The Passenger

Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider
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Overview

For decades, Michelangelo Antonio's existential drama has been nearly impossible to track down, but thanks to Sony Pictures Classics, THE PASSENGER finally gets the exposure that it deserves (making this event even more noteworthy is the fact that the re-released version contains Antonioni's preferred 126-minute cut). In an impressively low-key performance, Jack Nicholson plays David Locke, a reporter who is researching a story in the North African desert. But when he discovers the dead body of a mysterious man he had just recently befriended, a strange compulsion overtakes him. Passing off the dead man as himself, Locke assumes the identity of Martin Knight and travels to Barcelona on a dangerous mission. Once there, he finds himself falling for a beautiful girl (Maria Schneider) as he drifts further and further away from the man he once was. It isn't long before he realizes just how much danger he is in, but at that point, it might be too late to turn back. Antonio's gorgeous, haunting film incorporates elements of a traditional Hollywood thriller, only to leave them behind in search of something deeper. The result is an unsettling and daring work that casts a truly hypnotic spell. Nicholson's surprisingly downplayed performance is perfect for the role, as is Schneider's timid, beautiful presence. Featuring one of the most unforgettable closing shots in movie history, THE PASSENGER is a must-see for anyone with a serious interest in film history. This film screened as part of Lincoln Center's 2005 New York Film Festival.

Awards:
1994 - Academy Awards - Honorary Awards - Winner

Main Cast & Crew:
Michelangelo Antonioni - Director
Jack Nicholson
Maria Schneider
Jenny Runacre
Ian Hendry
Charles Mulvehill
Ambrose Bia
Angel del Pozo
Chuck Mulvehill
Jean-Baptiste Tiemele
Manfred Spies

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray (Mono Sound, Digital Theater System)
  • Run Time: 126
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 043396570795
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
  • Release Date: September 2020

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
A melancholy, depressed, and jaded television reporter assumes the identity of a dead man while at a hotel in a north African country, not knowing that the man was a renowned arms smuggler. The newsman sees this switch as a last desperate chance to escape his old life and start anew. However, as he begins to take on the characteristics of his new persona and understand his shady involvements, the decision becomes a risky one which leads to an inevitable showdown.

Notes:
Theatrical Release: OCTOBER 28, 2005 (LIMITED) Shot in Spain, Germany, North Africa and UK in Metrocolor, English dialogue. Michelangelo Antonioni was given an Honorary Academy Award at the March 27, 1995 ceremonies. The award was presented to him by Jack Nicholson.

Reviews:
"...Primarily a superior suspense melodrama....Antonioni's most entertaining film..." - 04/10/1975 New York Times, p.46


"[F]ew filmmakers have revealed so much beauty inside a film frame." - 10/28/2005 New York Times, p.E13


"[I]t retains a singular intrigue: It's the first, and probably the last, thriller ever made about depression." -- Grade: A- - 11/11/2005 Entertainment Weekly, p.48


"The underlying theme -- the alienated intellectual's attempt to find an authentic place in the world -- dates back to his work in the 1950's." - 04/25/2006 New York Times, p.E3


4 stars out of 4 -- "Beautifully shot throughout Europe and North Africa, it's a movie of quiet surfaces that's nevertheless packed with brilliant observations, provocations and emotions. A masterpiece." - 06/01/2006 Premiere, p.99


4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film climaxes with a stunning seven-minute single take, which unites the story's multiple strands while preserving the lead players' mystique." - 07/01/2006 Total Film, p.52

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