Graveyard Poet
9Jan12
In my top 10--the quintessential existential film.
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T. J. Harman
24Feb12
I think this may be my favorite Antonioni film. The "what are you running from?" driving scene and the long tracking shot at the end are beautiful. Nicholson gives one of his best performances that doesn't make use of his big personality (like in "The King of Marvin Gardens" or "Reds") and Scheider has a low key, enigmatic but soulful supporting role. I want to live in this movie.
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James
20Feb12
A beautiful meditation on identity, and whether your name, profession and the people around you really define your character
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Jack Lehtonen
19Jan12
The camera breaks free from man, floats through the bars, into eternity. There are few other shots in cinema as justifiably celebrated.
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Tigrane
6Nov11
I saw it a long time ago but I still keep a great memory of this film, also because I was the only one still awake at the end of the film at the screening.
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Trevor Tillman
28Sep11
Noticed something while watching: in the penultimate shot of the film, there's a child wearing what looks to me like a child playing soccer--forgive me if my memory's a little off--wearing the red polo/cargo pants worn earlier by David Locke. I know Antonioni was very particular about placement of color. The child appears during (SPOILERS) the killing of Locke. A visual link to Locke's naiveté?
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Joel
9Sep11
I've been growing more and more as a fan of Antonioni, this being the third of his I see. And ironically the third in a bit of a trilogy of sorts. This film was quite confusing for me, not immediately satisfying like Blow-Up upon final shot. Not as full of easy conclusions as Zabriske Point(Which I enjoyed, by the way) but full of mystery. Many layers but very little on the surface. Still sorting through this one.
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Stephen Campbell
29Jul11
Unseen for many years ,this film is the work of a director at the peak of his powers and it also contains one of Jack Nicholsons best performances . A film that gets better with every viewing
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David Huxley
27Jul11
This film, perhaps Antonioni's finest, is worth watching just for the penultimate shot, lasting more than six minutes. There's a straightforward narrative unlike many Antonioni films. And Jack Nicholson's controlled performance is one of his best. BTW, the screen shot illustrating this film (mirror with birds) is not seen in the film. Maybe it was removed before the final cut.
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finn
21Jun11
Gauguin's title : 'Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?' could equally apply to this, what is for me the high water mark of Antonioni's career. Of course there is no 'answer' to that question yet it is an eloquent dissertation on these themes and the best demonstration of A's qualities as a film-maker, displaying all the 'fragility, wisdom and vigilance' of a true artist.
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Graveyard Poet
19Mar11
Easily Antonioni's masterpiece and Nicholson's most low key and best performance. Maria Schneider says so much without saying nary a word. The quintessential existential film of identity, or the lack thereof.
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5 o'clock coffee
26Feb11
Bertolucci definitely knows how to capture beauty, but Antonioni did much better with Maria Schneider (athough, I know, there are three years of difference between "Last tango in Paris" and "Professione: reporter"). It's good, it has very good moments/shots, but there's something missing for me. Was I maybe expecting too much? Maybe.
Sudipto Basu
18Dec10
This is a masterpiece no doubt, but why can't I get excited and passionate about any Antonioni film? :( Oh btw, I love that scene where Nicholson and Schneider are driving on the long road and she asks, "What are you running away from?"
Stephen Campbell
18Oct10
Career best peerformance from Nicholson this is a fantastic film in every sense
Abdullah Kılınç
6Oct10
her ne kadar kapalı pencereden kamareyı çıkartıp etrafı gezdirip getirdiğini tam çözemesek de trafiğin kitlendiği noktada urfa cesur otobüsünü gözden kaçırdık sanma antonyoni efendi, saygılar
rado
1Jun10
Modern man looking for salvation, or the meaning of life, in all the wrong places. When the identity is broken and there is no connection to why you really are, life is nothing but a long struggle to escape. The soul ultimately breaks through the bars of the body and merges with the outside world. A cosmic existential thriller.
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All Is Grace
31May10
With its amazing camerawork and excellent performances it left me stunned. The Passenger is a perfect film about human identity and escaping from oneself. The 7 minute shot at the end of film is truly amazing. A modern masterpiece.
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