Ira Sachs and Franz Rogoswki, director and actor of Passages discuss how the film shows that love has no gender but the same goes for jealousy and cheating in relationships
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"Passages", interview with the director Ira Sachs and actor Franz RogowskiAngelo Acerbi
In Ira Sachs’ new film Passages, presented at the Berlinale 2023 with Protagonist Franz Rogowski acting beside Ben Whishaw and Adèle Exarchopoulos, relationships are at the center.
As Love has no gender, comment director Sachs and actor Rogowski, what about cheating and jealousy? How can relationships evolve when the issues of love, trust and jealousy are common to any relationship, regardless the gender of the lovers?
“It is a question of commitment and balance” say the two, “but this balance can be shaken”.
Passages will be out in Italian cinemas from August 17th.
Plot
On the final day of his shoot in Paris, German filmmaker Tomas is visibly tense. He is all stern exactitude as he explains to his extras just precisely how to position their hands or what their motivation is as they walk down a flight of stairs – right up until the final slate. At the wrap party, Tomas falls first into the arms of his British husband Martin, but then he meets a young primary school teacher, Agathe.
A dance develops into a flirtation and then into a passionate night together. The next morning, Tomas proudly tells Martin that he has slept with a woman. As this one-night stand grows into something more, the relationship between the two men begins to change. A tale of relationships that is marked by passion, jealousy and narcissism unfolds in which each shows scant sensitivity for the needs of the others.
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