{"id":22495,"date":"2006-08-07T20:22:48","date_gmt":"2006-08-08T00:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=22495"},"modified":"2016-09-27T11:08:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T15:08:42","slug":"en-passant-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/07\/en-passant-2005\/","title":{"rendered":"En Passant (2005)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1675690\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>You can&#8217;t <span id=\"token-3\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">really<\/span> <span id=\"token-4\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">find<\/span> <span id=\"token-5\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">too<\/span> <span id=\"token-6\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">much<\/span> in <span id=\"token-8\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">terms<\/span> of <span id=\"token-10\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">independent<\/span> <span id=\"token-11\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">short<\/span> <span id=\"token-12\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">films<\/span> <span id=\"token-13\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">revolving<\/span> around a <span id=\"token-16\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">talking<\/span> <span id=\"token-17\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">head<\/span>, <span id=\"token-19\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">so<\/span> I <span id=\"token-21\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">was<\/span>n&#8217;t <span id=\"token-23\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">really<\/span> <span id=\"token-24\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">expecting<\/span> <span id=\"token-25\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">much<\/span> in \u201c<span id=\"token-28\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">En<\/span> Passant\u201d, a seven <span id=\"token-34\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">minute<\/span> <span id=\"token-35\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">short<\/span> that revolves <span id=\"token-38\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">basically<\/span> around two <span id=\"token-41\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">talking<\/span> <span id=\"token-42\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">heads<\/span>. Two <span id=\"token-45\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">people<\/span> sit across from one another in a <span id=\"token-53\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">dark<\/span> <span id=\"token-54\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">room<\/span> <span id=\"token-55\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">discussing<\/span> <span id=\"token-56\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">serial<\/span> <span id=\"token-57\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">killers<\/span>. They <span id=\"token-60\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">discuss<\/span> <span id=\"token-61\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">motive<\/span> and <span id=\"token-63\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">person<\/span>, the <span id=\"token-66\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">individuals<\/span> and the methods of <span id=\"token-71\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">murders<\/span> they <span id=\"token-73\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">engaged<\/span> in. What&#8217;s <span id=\"token-78\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">perplexing<\/span> about this <span id=\"token-81\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">film<\/span> <span id=\"token-82\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">is<\/span> <span id=\"token-83\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">not<\/span> that these <span id=\"token-86\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">men<\/span> <span id=\"token-87\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">are<\/span> <span id=\"token-88\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">discussing<\/span> these <span id=\"token-90\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">killers<\/span> as if they&#8217;re <span id=\"token-95\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">defending<\/span> one of their <span id=\"token-99\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">own<\/span> <span id=\"token-100\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">family<\/span>, but how they <span id=\"token-105\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">have<\/span> the <span id=\"token-107\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">ability<\/span> to <span id=\"token-109\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">commit<\/span> these <span id=\"token-111\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">heinous<\/span> <span id=\"token-112\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">crimes<\/span>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Kyle Znamenak and Anthony Spadaccini <span id=\"token-119\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">look<\/span> like they&#8217;re <span id=\"token-123\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">really<\/span> <span id=\"token-124\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">pouring<\/span> themselves into these duel <span id=\"token-129\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">roles<\/span>. Their <span id=\"token-132\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">characters<\/span> <span id=\"token-133\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">are<\/span> <span id=\"token-134\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">engaged<\/span> in a <span id=\"token-137\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">game<\/span> of pure <span id=\"token-140\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">egos<\/span> and one-upping and <span id=\"token-144\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">do<\/span> everything <span id=\"token-146\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">possible<\/span> to <span id=\"token-148\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">show<\/span> the <span id=\"token-150\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">other<\/span> their <span id=\"token-152\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">knowledge<\/span> of these <span id=\"token-155\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">murderers<\/span>. They <span id=\"token-158\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">then<\/span> veer into their <span id=\"token-162\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">own<\/span> <span id=\"token-163\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">abilities<\/span> to <span id=\"token-165\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">commit<\/span> <span id=\"token-166\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">crimes<\/span>. Their <span id=\"token-169\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">minds<\/span> can <span id=\"token-171\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">create<\/span> the <span id=\"token-173\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">possibility<\/span> of sick <span id=\"token-176\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">murders<\/span> that they <span id=\"token-179\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">think<\/span> <span id=\"token-180\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">only<\/span> <span id=\"token-181\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">sick<\/span> <span id=\"token-182\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">minds<\/span> <span id=\"token-183\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">are<\/span> <span id=\"token-184\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">capable<\/span> of, yet <span id=\"token-188\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">here<\/span> <span id=\"token-189\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">are<\/span> two <span id=\"token-191\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">men<\/span> <span id=\"token-192\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">trying<\/span> to surpass the <span id=\"token-196\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">other<\/span> by creating these <span id=\"token-200\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">situations<\/span>. \u201c<span id=\"token-203\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">En<\/span> Passant\u201d <span id=\"token-206\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">is<\/span> <span id=\"token-207\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">sold<\/span> <span id=\"token-208\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">mostly<\/span> by the <span id=\"token-211\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">great<\/span> <span id=\"token-212\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">surprise<\/span> <span id=\"token-213\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">ending<\/span> in which we <span id=\"token-217\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">discover<\/span> why they&#8217;re <span id=\"token-221\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">pursuing<\/span> the <span id=\"token-223\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">battle<\/span> of <span id=\"token-225\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">wits<\/span>. For the <span id=\"token-229\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">ending<\/span> alone, it <span id=\"token-233\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">deserves<\/span> a <span id=\"token-235\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">watch<\/span>. <span id=\"token-237\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">Sadly<\/span> though, \u201c<span id=\"token-241\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">En<\/span> Passant\u201d suffers from <span id=\"token-246\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">being<\/span> <span id=\"token-247\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">incredibly<\/span> over the top.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes our cast <span id=\"token-255\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">was<\/span> <span id=\"token-256\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">so<\/span> deep into their <span id=\"token-260\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">roles<\/span> and <span id=\"token-262\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">intent<\/span> on delivering their <span id=\"token-266\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">dialogue<\/span> they <span id=\"token-268\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">never<\/span> <span id=\"token-269\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">really<\/span> <span id=\"token-270\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">seemed<\/span> to <span id=\"token-272\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">realize<\/span> they <span id=\"token-274\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">were<\/span> <span id=\"token-275\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">chewing<\/span> the <span id=\"token-277\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">scenery<\/span>. That in <span id=\"token-281\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">turn<\/span> <span id=\"token-282\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">makes<\/span> \u201c<span id=\"token-284\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">En<\/span> Passant\u201d a <span id=\"token-288\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">hit<\/span> and <span id=\"token-290\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">miss<\/span> <span id=\"token-291\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">venture<\/span> with <span id=\"token-293\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">often<\/span> <span id=\"token-294\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">trite<\/span> and <span id=\"token-296\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">forced<\/span> <span id=\"token-297\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">dialogue<\/span> around conversations <span id=\"token-300\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">involving<\/span> <span id=\"token-301\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">serial<\/span> <span id=\"token-302\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">killers<\/span> that <span id=\"token-304\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">felt<\/span> a <span id=\"token-306\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">lot<\/span> like <span id=\"token-308\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">much<\/span> of what we&#8217;ve <span id=\"token-313\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">heard<\/span> over and over in many <span id=\"token-319\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">other<\/span> <span id=\"token-320\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">films<\/span>. <span id=\"token-322\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">Meanwhile<\/span>, the <span id=\"token-325\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">actors<\/span> can <span id=\"token-327\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">never<\/span> <span id=\"token-328\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">add<\/span> <span id=\"token-329\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">enough<\/span> <span id=\"token-330\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">intensity<\/span> to their <span id=\"token-333\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">roles<\/span>, <span id=\"token-335\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">thus<\/span> their <span id=\"token-337\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">characters<\/span> <span id=\"token-338\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">are<\/span> <span id=\"token-339\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">too<\/span> <span id=\"token-340\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">forced<\/span> to <span id=\"token-342\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">keep<\/span> us <span id=\"token-344\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">involved<\/span> and it&#8217;s <span id=\"token-348\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">distracting<\/span>. <span id=\"token-350\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">Scenery<\/span> <span id=\"token-351\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">is<\/span> <span id=\"token-352\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">chewed<\/span>, <span id=\"token-354\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">dialogue<\/span> <span id=\"token-355\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">is<\/span> <span id=\"token-356\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">forced<\/span> and <span id=\"token-358\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">situations<\/span> <span id=\"token-359\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">are<\/span> <span id=\"token-360\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">never<\/span> as <span id=\"token-362\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">involving<\/span> as it could <span id=\"token-366\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">be<\/span>. On the <span id=\"token-370\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">bright<\/span> <span id=\"token-371\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">side<\/span> &#8220;<span id=\"token-373\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">En<\/span> Passant&#8221; <span id=\"token-376\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">comes<\/span> out on the winning <span id=\"token-381\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">edge<\/span> because of its <span id=\"token-385\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">energy<\/span>, the psychology behind <span id=\"token-390\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">murder<\/span>, and the unexpected <span id=\"token-395\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">surprise<\/span> <span id=\"token-396\" class=\"nlp-hover\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">ending<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can&#8217;t really find too much in terms of independent short films revolving around a talking head, so I wasn&#8217;t really expecting much in \u201cEn Passant\u201d, a seven minute short that revolves basically around two talking heads. Two people sit across from one another in a dark room discussing serial killers. They discuss motive and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[302,310,501,938,1087],"class_list":["post-22495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-movie-reviews","tag-drama","tag-e","tag-indie-film","tag-short-film","tag-thriller"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22495"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22515,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22495\/revisions\/22515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}