Genres d’à Côté is thrilled to present PASSION, hitchcock-style erotic thriller, one of Brian de Palma trademarks, telling the story of a deadly battle between two business women. A blond, gregarious and glamorous American, McAdams' Christine is an energetic and ambitious highflyer who's keen to relocate to the company's New York operation. Her colleague, shy and secretive Isabelle (Rapace) is a European of indeterminate nationality : mousy and black-clad, she's an « all work and no play » sort who never switches off even when asleep. When Christine takes credit for one of Isabelle's edgy concepts — « there's no backstabbing here ; this is business, » she purrs — tensions between the pair quickly escalate. Domination, humiliation and manipulation, PASSION appears to be one of the master’s best films. With Rachel MacAdams (Sherlock Holmes, Midnight in Paris) and Noomi Rapace (Millenium) Distribution : Lumière
