Passage (2009 film)

Passage
Passage
Directed by	Shekhar Kapur
Written by	Sheila Callaghan; Amy Kaufman;
Produced by	Leopoldo Gout; Everardo Valerio Gout; Hilary Downes; Amy Kaufman;
Starring	Haley Bennett; Lily Cole; Julia Stiles;
Cinematography	Benoît Debie
Edited by	Jacob Craycroft
Music by	A.R. Rahman
Production; company	Swarovski Entertainment
Distributed by	Curious Pictures
Release date	August 6, 2009 (Rhode Island Festival);
Running time	16 minutes
Countries	United States; Switzerland;
Language	English

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]

Premise

Three estranged sisters reunite one night when the oldest comes back for her two younger sisters after leaving them years before in mysterious circumstances.

Cast

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

The 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

In 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

^ 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.

External links

Passage at IMDb

[Real_Bollywood-1] 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.

[2] "Rahman & Shekhar Kapur team up for Passage". SIFY. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

[ARR-3] "ARR does Passage for Shekhar Kapur". India Glitz. September 10, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

[4] Ganguly, Prithwish (September 10, 2009). "The sweet sound of Rahman's music". DNA India. Retrieved July 29, 2013.

[Radio_and_Music-5] "Rahman scores for short-film". Radio and Music. September 15, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

[Bollywood_Hungama_1-6] "Rahman and Shekhar Kapur join hands for Kapur's first ever short film Passage". Bollywood Hungama. September 9, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

[Der_Standard_1-7] "Exotik in der Wunderkammer". Der Standard (in German). June 29, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

[Quiet_Earth_1-8] "Trailer for Shekhar Kapur's latest PASSAGE starring Julia Stiles". Quiet Earth. April 22, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

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v t e Films directed by Shekhar Kapur
Feature films	Masoom (1983) Mr. India (1987) Bandit Queen (1994) Elizabeth (1998) The Four Feathers (2002) Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) What's Love Got to Do with It? (2022)
Shorts	New York, I Love You (2008) Passage (2009)

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