Rea commented that "there was a lot of hard work in making La Passione, and a lot of grief, because I had very set ideas about how I wanted it to be, and everyone else had a different idea ... I wanted none of it.
Rea stated that "a considerable amount of work went into making La Passione, and there was significant grief because I had very set notions for the film, while others had differing views... I did not want any part of it."