![]() Filmed in black and white, stylized and framed in 1.33 aspect ratio, Passing finds comfort in its own restraint. And so it begins, the erotic desire of Passing that thumps hand-in-hand with its blanket of suspense. ![]() Clare accepts Irene’s stare, unflinching, until they speak. Gazing at her feet, her legs, and finally, her face. And of course caught she is, locking eyes with an old childhood friend, Clare (Ruth Negga), who is also passing for white. Already its clear that she’s uncomfortable, quite nearly jumpy at the idea of being caught. Irene (Tessa Thompson) has taken respite in a segregated hotel tea room, her first and only time successfully passing as a white woman. It’s on purpose that Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut Passing, based on Nella Larsen’s Harlem Renaissance novella of the same name, opens with a gaze. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now. ![]()
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