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In The Footsteps of “The Passenger”
Life Imitates Cinema
Opening Credits
Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Passsenger” remains one of my absolutely favorite cinematic experiences.
Since the first time I saw it at the Bleecker Street Cinema some 40+ years ago I have seen it another give-or-take 30 times.
My partner Tammy and I just watched it again (it was her 3rd viewing)—this time around with an extra on the DVD release: an interesting overdubbed commentary by the lead actor in the film, Jack Nicholson.
We’ll be watching the film again before too long.
Ten Years After The Film Was Made
I went to Europe in 1985 (with my partner and fabric-meister Kate P. ) and we visited numerous sites where the “The Passenger” was shot — which served as an amazing first introduction to the brilliant architecture of Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona.
Finding any film’s locations can be wonderful way to wander off the beaten track and discover new places on a trip — and so we traveled to a small town in Spain named Osuna to see the Hotel de la Gloria (where the famous ultimate scene is…
