Le Passage is a simple, eye-catching commercial, and Gondry's first of two for Air France. With the line "Faire du ciel le plus bel; endroit de la terre / To make the most beautiful sky; stay grounded" (rough translation), Gondry floats a jet over Hope Sandoval's cirrus-like voice. For five scenes the camera drifts along as gently as the plane. A father clears his rear window, a woman does her makeup, another woman meditates, and an Air France jet glides in perfect symbiosis. The final scene adds a cute touch: Someone lifts the needle off of the Sandoval record, but the Air France jet sails across and lands — from our perspective — onto the record, continuing the music.
