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.[3]
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| Directed by | Shekhar Kapur |
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| Cinematography | Benoît Debie |
| Edited by | Jacob Craycroft |
| Music by | A.R. Rahman |
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| Distributed by | Curious Pictures |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Premise
editThree estranged sisters reunite one night when the oldest comes back for her two younger sisters after leaving them years before in mysterious circumstances.
Cast
edit- 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
editThe music for Passage was composed by A.R. Rahman,[4][5][6] and the project was shot in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.[3] The film was financed by the Austrian company Swarovski and was screened in their "Swarovski Crystal Worlds".[7]
Response
editIn noting Shekhar Kapur was already known for Elizabeth: The Golden Age, toward Passage Quiet Earth wrote that "the photography and the possibilities of the storyline are just way too good to pass up."[8]
References
edit- ^ Mahesh, R. Richard (September 11, 2009). "A.R. Rahman's 'Passage' wins appreciations". Real Bollywood. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ "Rahman & Shekhar Kapur team up for Passage". SIFY. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ a b "ARR does Passage for Shekhar Kapur". India Glitz. September 10, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ Ganguly, Prithwish (September 10, 2009). "The sweet sound of Rahman's music". DNA India. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ "Rahman scores for short-film". Radio and Music. September 15, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ "Rahman and Shekhar Kapur join hands for Kapur's first ever short film Passage". Bollywood Hungama. September 9, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ "Exotik in der Wunderkammer". Der Standard (in German). June 29, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ "Trailer for Shekhar Kapur's latest PASSAGE starring Julia Stiles". Quiet Earth. April 22, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2013.