The Passion

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020 – 73rd FESTIVAL DE CANNES

Erotically charged encounters between a female academic and a young married diplomat develop into a consuming and boundless passion.

With tattooed ballet hunk Sergei Polunin (portrayed in the documentary Dancer ) and Laetitia Dosch ( Jeune Femme ) in the lead roles, this hot romantic drama becomes a sexually explicit and very physical cinematic experience with the focus on female passion. Danielle Arbid, with titles such as Parisian and A lost man on the list of achievements, is no stranger to depicting female sexuality on film. The Passion is based on the bestselling novel Passion Simple by Annie Ernaux, who is also currently being filmed with Circumstances . With nods to Catherine Breillat Romance and Hiroshima Mon Amour (by Alain Resnais and Marguerite Duras) goes The Passion into meritorious dialogue with the cinematic representation of female desire.

* * * * “ Explosive discussion about the driving force of passion ” – DN
* * * * “ Incredibly, incredibly good ” – TV4
* * * * “ Unique and modern with French finesse ” – JPS Media
* * * * “ Lots of intense sex scenes” – Time Out
* * * * “ A pleasure bordering on sweet torture ” – The Daily Telegraph
* * * * “ Depicts female sexuality with an intoxicating lack of shame ” – The List
* * * * “ The rich photography allows warm light to flow over the main characters ” – Cinevue

“ Uplifting erotic experience ” – Variety
“ A fantastic performance by Laetitia Dosch in flash lighting. ” – Screen Daily

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