The Passion of Martin is a 1990 American comedy film written and directed by Alexander Payne,[2] adapted from the novel El túnel by Ernesto Sabato.

Lonely photographer Martin feels nothing but solitude in his existence, work, and even relationships with others.

One evening at an exhibition he notices a woman observing his work in a gallery, studying a photograph he holds as particularly important and meaningful.

They spend the night together and he believes that he has found his soulmate but in the morning he finds that she has disappeared and left a simple note with her phone number.

He calls her but does not receive the enthusiastic response he desires, turning his initially positive feelings toward her into an obsession.