Passion (2012)

The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers:

Brian De Palma, Natalie Carter (film "Crime d'amour")

Stars:

Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace, Karoline Herfurth

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rachel McAdams	...	Christine
Noomi Rapace	...	Isabelle
Karoline Herfurth	...	Dani
Paul Anderson	...	Dirk
Dominic Raacke	...	J.J. Koch
Rainer Bock	...	Inspector Bach
Benjamin Sadler	...	Prosecutor
Michael Rotschopf	...	Attorney Isabelle
Max Urlacher	...	Rolf
Jörg Pintsch	...	Mark
Trystan Pütter	...	Eric
Patrick Heyn	...	Manager
Carlo Castro	...	Fashion Show Choreographer
Melissa Holroyd	...	Beate
Ian T. Dickinson	...	Officer (as Ian Dickinson)

Storyline

The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.

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Plot Keywords:

female in shower | forced kiss | sex toy | lesbian kiss | sex tape | 

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Taglines:

No backstabbing. Just business.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marks the second film Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams and Paul Anderson starred in together, only a year after Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).

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Goofs

Exterior shot supposedly in London - see the double-decker bus - except the vehicles are driving on the wrong side of the road. The scene was actually shot in Berlin, Germany.

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Quotes

Isabelle James: What do you want?

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Connections

References Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

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Soundtracks

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
(Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune)
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Karlheinz Zoeller and the Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
© Public Domain
(p) & © 1965 Deutsche Grammophon
Courtesy of Universal Music Vision

User Reviews

very much a DePalma movie

I had grown disappointed with Brian DePalma throughout the 1990s and 2000s. The man who gave us "Phantom of the Paradise", "Carrie", "Dressed to Kill", "Scarface" and "Carlito's Way"* suddenly turned to overblown stuff like "Mission: Impossible", "Snake Eyes" and "The Black Dahlia". So it's a little bit of a treat to see "Passion". It's not as good as his early work, but the tension between the main characters is definitely what I hope for in one of his movies. In fact, DePalma tricks the audience by getting them to think that it's a clash-of-egos story...before the real plot line sets in. Far from her perky roles in previous movies, Rachel McAdams plays a scary executive. The viewer practically wishes for Noomi Rapace's character to do something nasty.

Basically, "Passion" has a hint of what usually made DePalma's movies good. It's probably not going to be for everyone, but I liked it.

*For the record, I didn't think that "Bonfire of the Vanities" was that bad.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

France Germany Armenia Monaco

Language:

English German

Release Date:

30 August 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Passion

Filming Locations:

Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$33,400, 1 September 2013

Gross USA:

$92,181

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$713,616

Company Credits

Production Co:

SBS Productions, Integral Film, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1