THE PASSENGER (1975) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Michelangelo Antonioni
Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Ian Hendry
A reporter trying to scrape up a story in North Africa switches passports with a dead man and starts to slip into the dead man's life. If Antonioni's artful reflection on fate and identity leaves you feeling alienated and a little lost, don't worry. You're not alone. Jack's acting had an edge to it back then that's mostly missing from his later work, and there's a long, slow tracking shot at the end that's pretty incredible.
Maria Schneider
(1952-2011)
