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Passion

1996 · 115 min

A slow, emotionally intense chamber musical that feels like a raw, uncomfortable love letter, demanding your full attention.

Overview: Giorgio, a young soldier, is in love with Clara. But they are separated when Giorgio is posted far away, where he meets the unhappy, unhealthy, and unattractive Fosca, who develops a passionate love for Giorgio and tries to make him love her. This rendition of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical was recorded on the stage with it's original all-star Broadway cast. Originally broadcast as part of "American Playhouse" on PBS (season thirteen, episode six).
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, obsession, isolation, trauma
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
obsession
isolation
trauma
betrayal
Places: military
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: musical
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild