Review of Passages

Passages (2023)
7/10
Complicated relationship movie
1 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
With apologies to Katy Perry: I had sex with a woman and I liked it - I hope my husband don't mind it.

After shooting wraps on his latest project, filmmaker Tomas has an affair with a younger woman Agathe. His long-term husband Martin then decides to take up a boyfriend, which makes things awkward when Tomas drops in on their shared home. Things get more complicated after Tomas gets Agathe pregnant, and her parents get involved as well. Tomas wants them all, seeming to dream of the gay couple co-parenting the child. But will the others agree?

I saw this as the Opening Night Gala at the Inside Out 2023 2SLGBTQ+ film festival, and it did scream "opening gala". There is something for everyone, including simulated straight and gay sex. There is quite a lot of relationships to unpack, and the film has to juggle with developing the relationships vs. Running too long. With the neither-fish-nor-fowl story, it is OK but not great.
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