Disputed Passage - DVD

Concluding that emotional detachment must be necessary for his professional effectiveness, medical student John Wesley Beaven (John Howard) breaks off his engagement to Chinese-American classmate Audrey Hilton (Dorothy Lamour). Coming to realize his mistake, he traces her to war-torn Nanking, but does fate have one more cruel trick to play? Frank Borzage's take on the Lloyd Nelson sudser co-stars Akim Tamiroff, Gordon Jones, Keye Luke. 87 min. Standard; Soundtrack English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.

Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with Passages, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern relationships, starring Franz Rogowski (Great Freedom), Ben Whishaw (Women Talking) and Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue Is the Warmest Colour).

Jason and Ade are nineteen. They've been in the academy of a famous London soccer club since they were eight, and now it's the night before their first-ever game as professionals. They should be sleeping, but they're over-excited. They exercise, fight, laugh, and talk. And then, suddenly, Jason kisses Ade. In the high-profile sporting world where image is everything, this surprising pass sets the men up for a contrasting decade of fame and failure, full of secrets and denial.