Michelangelo Antonioni's last great film stars Jack Nicholson in his follow up to "Chinatown" along with ingénue Maria Schneider from "Last Tango in Paris" fame. In this film about stolen identities, Jack Nicholson plays David Locke, a journalist who exchanges his identity with a dead man in a remote region in Africa without knowing anything about him to escape his own past. However he has a hard time escaping not only his wife and the police but also other dubious characters who were after the dead. It's Antonioni take on thrillers with his signature trademarks including long silent takes and gorgeous cinematography. Jack Nicholson does a fine understated performance which is unlike what he has ever done since. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Monday, April 21, 2008
The Passenger
Michelangelo Antonioni's last great film stars Jack Nicholson in his follow up to "Chinatown" along with ingénue Maria Schneider from "Last Tango in Paris" fame. In this film about stolen identities, Jack Nicholson plays David Locke, a journalist who exchanges his identity with a dead man in a remote region in Africa without knowing anything about him to escape his own past. However he has a hard time escaping not only his wife and the police but also other dubious characters who were after the dead. It's Antonioni take on thrillers with his signature trademarks including long silent takes and gorgeous cinematography. Jack Nicholson does a fine understated performance which is unlike what he has ever done since. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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