Passenger

Pros: visuals, Nicholson, Schneider
Cons: slow pacing and many are frustrated by Antonioni's unwillingness to explain

"The Passenger"+ (1975) is a much better title for the last masterpiece of Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) than the Italian one: "Professione: reporter," because the film's protagonist, played by Jack Nicholson, casts aside his previous profession, ...

Pros: Antonioni's subtle form of narrative and visual backdrops; great performance by a youthful Jack Nicholson
Cons: Those not used to European-style stories may find this film slow and obscure

In 1975, Jack Nicholson was still the handsome, laconic young man who had taken the film industry by storm. He had the successes of Five Easy Pieces (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Chinatown (1973), and One Flew Over the ...

Pros: Antonioni's Direction, Script, Locations, Cinematography, Themes, & Performances, notably Nicholson & Schneider.
Cons: Slow Pacing Will Turn Off Mainstream Audiences.

Following a trio of acclaimed, arty films discussing alienation that began with 1960's L'Avventura. Michelangelo Antonioni became one of the new and premier international film directors coming from Italy. Part of the excitement in an era where ...