Ruthless Economy, Boundless Patience

Ira Sachs's beautiful new film; wild criticism; a new class on Giovanni's Room

The subject of this newsletter is Ira Sachs’s extraordinary new film, Passages, which I’ve seen twice now, and which I feel more strongly about than anything since Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning. I’m anxious to see if I can figure out why it’s taken such hold of me. But two quick notes before I jump into things. First, the Shipman Agency announced i…