Global film distributor, streaming service and production company MUBI and Canadian distributor Mongrel Media have announced that Passages – Ira Sachs’ critically-acclaimed, complex take on passion and lust – will open theatrically in Canada on August 11, 2023. The new official trailer for Passages has also been released today.
Directed by Ira Sachs (Love is Strange, Little Men) and produced by Saïd Ben Saïd (Elle, Bacurau) and Michel Merkt (Toni Erdmann), Passages stars Ben Whishaw (Skyfall, Paddington, Women Talking), Franz Rogowski (Great Freedom, Transit, Victoria), and Palme d’Or-winner Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Colour, The Five Devils).
Passages received its World Premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Feature Film at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival.
After completing his latest project, filmmaker Tomas (Rogowski) impulsively begins a heated love affair with a young school teacher, Agathe (Exarchopoulos). For Tomas, the novelty of being with a woman is an exciting experience that he is eager to explore despite his marriage to Martin (Whishaw). But when Martin begins his own affair, the mercurial Tomas refocuses his attention on his husband.
Set in contemporary Paris, Passages charts an escalating battle of desire between three people, where want is constant and happiness is just out of reach. With the film exquisitely shot and featuring honest, emotionally nuanced performances, Sachs has created a breathtakingly intimate and insightful drama exploring the complexities, contradictions, and cruelties of love and longing.
PASSAGES WILL BE IN THEATRES IN CANADA FROM AUGUST 11, 2023.
(Photo/video credit: Mubi/Mongrel Media)
I absolutely love my new Bowtie, a promo piece designed by Ira Sachs, Director of LOVE IS STRANGE, and his Husband Boris Torres. It was inspired by iconic New York City Gay Bar, Julius.
In case you haven’t seen it yet, LOVE IS STRANGE is an important Love Story on Same-Sex Marriage stars Alfred Molina and John Lithgow, out now on Home Video!
Synopsis:
From celebrated independent filmmaker Ira Sachs (Keep the Lights On), LOVE IS STRANGE follows Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina), who finally tie the knot after nearly four decades together among family and friends. But when George loses his job soon after, the couple must sell their apartment and temporarily live apart until they can find an affordable new home. The film also stars Cheyenne Jackson (Behind the Candelabra), Manny Perez (“Rescue Me”), Darren Burrows (“Northern Exposure”), Academy Award® winner Marisa Tomei (Best Supporting Actress, My Cousin Vinny, 1993) and Charlie Tahan (Blue Jasmine).
Purchase a tie for $25 at http://www.thetiebar.com/jtf, founded by Modern Family‘s Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Proceeds go to marriage equality education.
Ties are available in three styles:
· The Sachs-Torres is inspired by the iconic gay bar, Julius in New York City’s West Village, in which a poignant scene from the film is set. It features interlocking, stylized “J”s with a light blue base and various shades of pink, expressing a collaboration between Ira and his husband Boris Torres.
· Inspired by his character Ben and his love for art, The John Lithgow features bold, abstract combinations of colors similar to the styles of Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
· Inspired by his character George, a music teacher, The Alfred Molina features Frédéric Chopin, whose music scores the film, finished in the colorful style of an Andy Warhol piece.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Canada release LOVE IS STRANGE, now on DVD, Blu-ray and On-Demand.
(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong/Sony Pictures)
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