Passages (2023)

"This is a smart, lustrous film, and a bracingly honest one."

"It’s a testament to Rogowski’s performance that Tomas’s ... gravitational pull is understandable even as you long for the others to escape it."

"Messy."

"Unabashedly adult, sexy, and gorgeously rendered."

"Enthralling."

"A 2023 film standout."

"Beautifully acted."

"Whishaw is particularly excellent."

"Wince-inducing."

"Harks back unapologetically to a time when art cinema was synonymous with sexual candour."

"An intriguing near-miss."

"Incisive."

"The rare portrait of someone with no good traits."

"You can find hundreds of egotistical monsters who’ve graced movie screens, but few of them can compare to Tomas Freiburg."

"Franz Rogowski shines."

"Sachs's smart study of romance in rot is one of the summer’s true gems."

"A slight yet scarring study of romantic chaos."

"Rogowski arguably does the best work of his career... Whishaw is always in the moment as a performer, and Exarchopoulos is solid if arguably a bit underwritten."

"There’s a sublime pugnacity to Ira Sachs’s film Passages..."

"Passages is at its best whenever the modesty of its story is allowed to become a strength unto itself."

"Sachs delivers an achingly beautiful film that’s sexy, sad and so very French."

"In all, it’s one of Sachs’ most fully-realised and psychologically perceptive works."

"It’s an extremely European film... full of homages to classics of European cinema, and a portrait of a rascal and the helplessness of the human heart."

"While there’s much acute pain in Passages, it can also be funny in a way that smacks of self-deprecation."

"This is Ira Sach's best film in years, a magnetic, emotional, and hugely watchable exploration of love and sex in the modern age."

"All three performers are impeccable."