Rated 7+ IMDb · 70%+ RT Little-known finds Curated by humans
Rated 7+ IMDb · 70%+ RT Little-known finds Curated by humans
ICYMI
2021 Movie
Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi · Germany, Japan · Cantonese, English
A poignant, meandering tale of art, love, and loss
In Drive My Car, a widowed artist travels to Hiroshima for his latest production. There he meets a young woman enlisted to drive him around the area. They forge an unexpected bond and soon share pithy observations and long-buried secrets, which culminate in a touching scene of catharsis and forgiveness.
Not a lot is said in this three-hour film, but when words (and signals) are shared, they are always underlaid with simple but transcendent truths. Drive My Car is a gripping film that explores love and loss in its own quiet way, at once intense and intimate.
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
"Patience is richly rewarded in the three-hour span of Ryusuke Hamaguchi's theatre-centered tale, adapted from a story by Haruki Murakami."
— Richard Brody
"Head-spinning in its psychological scope and dramatic sweep."
— David Jenkins
Oscars
1 win · 3 noms
Cannes
3 wins · 1 nom
Golden Globes
1 win
BAFTA
1 win · 2 noms
Spirit Awards
2 wins
NYFCC
1 nom
LAFCA
3 noms
César Awards
1 nom
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