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The Passenger

1975 · 126 min

A slow, sunlit drift through a stranger's life, quietly disorienting and quietly sad.

Tagline
I used to be somebody else...but I traded him in.
Overview
David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • fate
  • deception
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Michelangelo Antonioni
Written by
Mark Peploe, Peter Wollen, Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring
Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre, Ian Hendry, Steven Berkoff, Ambroise Mbia, José María Caffarel, James Campbell
Cinematography
Luciano Tovoli
Runtime
126 min
Country
Italy, France, Spain, United States of America
Languages
English

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