Passage (2009 film) explained
Passage is a 2009 American-Swiss drama short film, the first to be directed by Shekhar Kapur,[1] [2] starring Haley Bennett, Lily Cole and Julia Stiles.
Premise
Three estranged sisters reunite one night when the oldest comes back for her two younger sisters after leaving them years before in mysterious circumstances.
Cast
- Haley Bennett as Abby
- Lily Cole as Tania
- Julia Stiles as Ella
- Agustina Cabo as little Tania
- Pilar Calviello as little Ella
- Maite Lanata as little Abby
- Tomas Decurgez as Abby's boyfriend
- Ricardo Merkin as conductor
- Vikram Chatwal as man in bar
Production
The music for Passage was composed by A.R. Rahman,[3] [4] [5] and the project was shot in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.[6] The film was financed by the Austrian company Swarovski and was screened in their "Swarovski Crystal Worlds".[7]
Response
In noting Shekhar Kapur was already known for , toward Passage Quiet Earth wrote that "the photography and the possibilities of the storyline are just way too good to pass up."[8]
Notes and References
- News: Mahesh. R. Richard. A.R. Rahman's 'Passage' wins appreciations. August 7, 2013. Real Bollywood. September 11, 2009. dead. https://archive.today/20130807211727/http://www.realbollywood.com/2009/09/rahman-passage.html. August 7, 2013.
- News: Rahman & Shekhar Kapur team up for Passage. https://web.archive.org/web/20160917123140/http://www.sify.com/movies/rahman-shekhar-kapur-team-up-for-passage-news-bollywood-kkfr5fchggi.html. dead. 17 September 2016. 29 July 2013. SIFY.
- News: Ganguly. Prithwish. The sweet sound of Rahman's music. DNA India. September 10, 2009. July 29, 2013.
- News: Rahman scores for short-film. August 7, 2013. Radio and Music. September 15, 2009.
- News: Rahman and Shekhar Kapur join hands for Kapur's first ever short film Passage. August 7, 2013. Bollywood Hungama. September 9, 2009.
- News: ARR does Passage for Shekhar Kapur. https://web.archive.org/web/20090914145533/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/49854.html. dead. September 14, 2009. India Glitz. September 10, 2009. 29 July 2013.
- News: Exotik in der Wunderkammer. German. Der Standard. June 29, 2009. August 7, 2013.
- News: Trailer for Shekhar Kapur's latest PASSAGE starring Julia Stiles. August 7, 2013. Quiet Earth. April 22, 2009.
