Get Lit: Rebecca Hall on Adapting 'Passing'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Dec 10, 2021

We air highlights from our interview with writer and director Rebecca Hall as part of our November "Get Lit with All Of It" virtual book club event. We spent the month reading Nella Larson's 1929 novel, Passing, which Hall adapted for the big screen. The book tells the story of Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry, two childhood friends who meet again in adulthood in 1920s Harlem. Irene learns that in the many years since they last saw each other, Clare has been "passing" for a white woman and married a racist man who doesn't know her true identity. We will also air the audience q and a portion of the event.

 

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