Trivia / Passion

The Album

• Development Gag: The album takes its name from the Working Title for The Last Temptation of Christ, The Passion.
• Genre Turning Point: Together with David Byrne's solo debut Rei Momo that same year, Passion instigated a shift away from worldbeat in favor of proper World Music (following the Graceland controversy and its negative effects on worldbeat's image).

The Film

• Follow the Leader:
  • Christine, played by Rachel McAdams, is surprisingly comparable to her Mean Girls character, Regina George, and Noomi Rapace's character, Isabelle, has a personality and role that are very similar to Cady Heron's.
  • Furthermore, Isabelle is having an affair with Christine's love interest, much like Cady did to Regina.
  • Plus, later in the film, Christine uses virtually the same tactic against Isabelle that Regina George uses against Cady and her other former friends.

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