ButThe Passengersucceeds intelling a complicated story in an artsy fashion without being so modernist that it’s unreachable.
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Identity is not always the most important thing, evidently.
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Antonioni, however, was able to accomplish this.
These locations help makeThe Passengerone of the moreintriguing arthouse thrillersto have been made in the 1970s.
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Journalist David Locke, frustrated with his career and life, decides to assume the identity of a dead arms dealer he finds in a remote African hotel. As Locke navigates this new life, he becomes embroiled in the dangerous world of arms trafficking, while being pursued by both the law and those connected to the dead man. His journey takes him through various European and African locales, where he forms a connection with an enigmatic young woman who aids him in his quest for a new beginning.
