The film stars jennifer lawrence and chris pratt as aurora lane and jim preston, respectively, with michael sheen and laurence fishburne in supporting roles plus andy garcia in a cameo. Jan 07, 2019 michelangelo antonionis 1975 film the passenger has a new theatrical release starting this friday, january 4, in select cinemas across the u. Here a bus driver causes enormous trouble for an arab passenger when he will not let him off the bus when he asks. Nov 30, 2014 the great italian director michelangelo antonionis previous movie, zabriskie point, was a commercial and critical failure. Sep 12, 2009 the film s opening section finds television journalist peter locke nicholson heading out into the sahara in order to create an image of desert war for the west, as jack puts it. The directors 1975 film, starring jack nicholson, is rereleased. Since the first interview, of course, the film has been retitled and released as the passenger 1975, along with kubricks barry lyndon perhaps that years most uncompromising and challenging narrative film. Haunting french crime drama in which a detective returns to her hometown and investigates the disappearance of a teenager in a case that ignites old memories. The passenger is a striking example of a very different approach, where the key event doesnt end the shot. A frustrated war correspondent, unable to find the war hes been asked to cover, takes the risky path of coopting the identity of a dead arms dealer acquaintance. The passenger 1975 stream and watch online david locke jack nicholson is a worldweary american journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern africa, but he makes little. The passenger spotlights an outstanding and understated performance from jack nicholson and masterful direction by michelangelo antonioni, and was the final film of a threepicture agreement between him and mgm, following blowup 1966 and zabriskie point 1970. She left home at 15 after an argument with her mother and went to paris, where she made her stage acting debut that same.
David locke jack nicholson is a frustrated and disillusioned war correspondent and tv journalist who is in africa to cover a civil war, unable to find the war hes been asked to cover, takes the risky path of coopting the i. It was once said that one admires michelangelo antonionis films without. Michelangelo antonionis the passenger returns to u. It is just south of libya, about the size of france, spain and italy combined. Sep 04, 2009 in the clip below, i discuss antonionis 1975 drama the passenger. The passenger great scope movie trailer on 35mm film 1975. Cumulatively, it creates a hypnotic, contemplative effect in the viewer, which reaches its peak in a long seven minute, majestic shot where the camera tracks up to and then through a window. Chads a former french protectorate given its independence in 1960. Michelangelo antonionis film about a man on the run from himself dazzles from first shot to last.
In the vhs release of the film, there is music playing during the scene where the girl turns. In the passenger, one man becomes another and then both evaporate. The passenger 1975 original film trailer jack nicholson maria. Viaggio di paura is a french 1977 drama film directed by serge leroy and starring jeanlouis trintignant. During the trial these prejudices are discussed at some length. English, spanish, german, french the passenger 1975 a frustrated war correspondent, unable to find the war hes been asked to cover, takes the risky path of. With jack nicholson, maria schneider, jenny runacre, ian hendry. Written by antonioni and peter wollen, the film is about a britishamerican journalist, david locke, played by jack.
It stars jack nicholson as david locke, a news reporter who comes across a dead body in a hotel room in africa and decides to assume the mans identity and keep the appointments in the mans diary. Rent the passenger 1975 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The film is beautifully shot by luciano tovoli in france, spain and. English, spanish, german, french the passenger 1975 a frustrated war correspondent, unable to find the war hes been asked to cover, takes the risky path of coopting the i. See more ideas about michelangelo antonioni, great films and. It also contains one of jack nicholsons definitive performances along with chinatown, the last detail and one flew over the cuckoos nest and has, perhaps, been a trifle overshadowed by these films all emerging within a short period of time of each other and the enormous publicity and wordof. Screenplay by antonioni, mark peploe, enrico sannia. I have just modified 2 external links on the passenger 1975 film. Costarring maria schneider, the passenger was the final film in antonionis threepicture deal with producer ca. The result of this obstinacy is an accident for which the arab is blamed.
Featuring a tourdeforce performance by nicholson, the passenger won the bodil award in 1976 for best european film and was nominated for the golden palm at the 1975 cannes film festival. Arthouse, drama, thriller a melancholy, depressed and jaded television reporter assumes the identity of a dead man. At age 19 she became famous for bernardo bertoluccis film last tango in paris 1972, and the passenger 1975. Michelangelo antonionis the passenger slant magazine. She left home at 15 after an argument with her mother and went to paris. The passenger 1975 stream and watch online moviefone. After the relatively modest results from zabriskie point 1970, even michelangelo antonionis loyal fans may have wondered if his powers of artistic expression were in permanent decline. Michel ciment dictionnaire des films 1991 larousse. The passenger 1975 directed by michelangelo antonioni.
However as i am limited to 1,000 words i have had to edit the passenger will remain a film of the mid 70s, as one of antonionis previous films, blowup, remains a film for and symbolises the 60s. Jun 26, 2018 telecharger the passenger 1975 dvdrip french v 20180626t04. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Passengers is a 2016 american science fiction romance film set in 2343 directed by morten tyldum and written by jon spaihts. Rent airport airport 1975 1970 on dvd and bluray dvd. The passenger is a 1975 film directed by michelangelo antonioni. The films story unfolds slowly and almost majestically, with antonionis architectonic signature. Antonionis the passenger is almost a masterpiece financial times. Antonionis classic, a tale of lonely, estranged characters on a journey though the mysterious landscapes of identity, shimmers with beauty. The passenger 1975 streaming ita lista migliori film. Featuring a tourdeforce performance by nicholson, the passenger won the bodil award in 1976 for best european film and was nominated for the golden palm at the 1975 cannes fi amazon.
Written by mark peploe, peter wollen and antonioni, the film is about an angloamerican journalist, david locke who assumes the identity of a dead businessman while working on a documentary in chad, unaware that he is impersonating an arms dealer with connections to the rebels in the current civil war. Last passenger went on to strong presales at the 2011 cannes film market, the business counterpart of the cannes film festival. With jack nicholson, maria schneider, jenny runacre. Michelangelo antonionis the passenger 1975, starring jack nicholson, explored time and memory. The film is beautifully shot by luciano tovoli in france, spain and north. But with his next feature fiction film production, the passenger 1975, the writerdirector turned away from the political and returned to the philosophical existential themes that had driven such earlier.
Apr 07, 2017 le film the passenger 1975 vostfr admin 20170407t21. The desert figured prominently in the writings of french theorist jean baudrillard, who like antonioni died this year. Oct 05, 2005 a vailable mainly on atrocious panandscan vhs for the last 20 years, michelangelo antonionis 1975 the passenger finally sees the bigscreen light of day at this years 43rd new york film festival with an ensuing theatrical run in new york city scheduled for later in the month, its mesmerizing intensity fully restored in the directors preferred 126minute cut. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. The passenger is a 1975 drama neo noir art film directed by michelangelo antonioni. French films of 1975 at the internet movie database. Michelangelo antonioni, the film s director, discusses the passenger in an archival interview conducted at the 1975 cannes film festival antonioni on cinema 1975, 5 mins.
Reporter, a paranoid thriller that draws on conrad, pirandello, borges and greene, was michelangelo antonionis third film in english and arguably. Trained as an architect, obsessed by the look of the modern city, he was above all interested in the figures in the landscape, urban or desert, and nowhere is this clearer in an often highly symbolic manner than in the passenger 1975. The first airport film focuses on a 12hour period at a major airport where manager mel bakersfeld burt lancaster must deal with a powerful blizzard, a blocked runway and a mentally disabled passenger van heflin carrying a bomb. A melancholy, depressed and jaded television reporter assumes the identity of a dead man while at a hotel in a north african country, not kn. Rent the passenger 1975 starring jack nicholson and maria schneider on dvd and bluray. They will remain a team, and a staple among film critics, through various programs for the next twentyfour years. Everything you need to know about the passenger movie 1975. In one of his greatest performances, played with a stunning admixture of emotional lethargy and. Michelangelo antonioni, the films director, discusses the passenger in an archival interview conducted at the 1975 cannes film festival. The passenger full full movie, the passenger full full movie streaming the passenger full movie engsub watch the passenger full english full movie online the passenger full film online watch the.
But the passenger was probably his greatest film, one which combined his unique cinematic style with a rigorous and heartfelt portrayal of identity and isolation in the postmodern world. The cult classic film the rocky horror picture show premieres in london. French attitudes toward their large arab population are explored in this drama. Newly remastered, this classic is now released on dvd for the first time. At any rate, this whole laffaire chung kuo cina casts important light on the passenger and should not be ignored. The passenger on dvd april 25, 2006 starring jack nicholson, maria schneider, jenny runacre, ian hendry.
May 30, 2010 trailer for michelangelo antonionis film starring jack nicholson, maria schneider, ian hendry, charles mulvehill, jenny runacre, steven berkoff, ambroise bi. Michelangelo antonioni and maria schneider at an event for professione. Written by mark peploe, peter wollen and antonioni, the film is about an angloamerican journalist, david locke jack nicholson who assumes the identity of a dead businessman while working on a documentary in chad, unaware that he is impersonating an arms dealer with connections. The events in the passenger take place in 1973 the film came out in 1975. Antonioni is seemingly not inconvenienced with a conventional story structure to a great extent but is primarily interested in. Dec 04, 2012 the passenger is a 1975 italianspanish french drama from michelangelo antonioni and carlo ponti. The total structure of antonionis the passenger resembles those gaudian architectural landscapes which stand out so prominently in the.
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