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Passion
“Between music and love lies a secret obsession.”
4.0 / 10• 1999• 1h 42m•NR• English
DramaRomanceMusic
Storyline
Passion concentrates on Grainger's unusual relationship with his mother and his sexual peculiarities (especially his obsessive self-flagellation, though homosexuality is also hinted at) which affect his relationship with a woman who comes to love him. It is set mainly in London in 1914, when Grainger's mother Rose was ill (she would later jump to her death in New York, upset by ill-founded rumours of incest with her son).
Cast & Crew
Richard Roxburgh
Percy Grainger
Lead
Barbara Hershey
Rose Grainger
Emily Woof
Karen Holten
Claudia Karvan
Alfhild de Luce
Simon Burke
Herman Sandby
Linda Cropper
Mrs. Lowery
Julia Blake
Queen Alexandra
Bille Brown
John Grainger
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Duncan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Passion is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
