'Drive My Car' to represent Japan at Golden Globes and Oscars – here's what it's about
The film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi is adapted from a Haruki Murakami short story – and it’s still showing in cinemas
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The film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi is adapted from a Haruki Murakami short story – and it’s still showing in cinemas
There’s a special brand of charm that comes with cruising down highways during road trips, where the presence of company — or the lack thereof — elicits different experiences. When accompanied by like-minded travelling companions, the activity can be a wild, exciting affair centred on having a great time; alone, it can transform into a personal space for quiet solitude...
Wondering where to watch Drive My Car? Let’s consider whether the 2021 Japanese film is in cinemas, on streaming, or both.
Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s greatest strength (among many) as a filmmaker is his ability to imbue the minutiae of everyday life and the relationships that charge them with wonder and urgency. As one of the most exciting rising directors of today, he’s already demonstrated such prowess in capturing the details of human emotions, be it in […]
IN THEIR EARLY DAYS, films weren’t as concerned with the realistic elaboration of action as with the various devices writers, directors, cinematographers, and production artists used to convey ideas and emotion through moving images. Theatricality—what Roland Barthes called a “sensuous artifice”—was at the basis of these movies, tasked not with recreating verité on screen but with artfully construing the psyche. Shadows and bursts of light, recurring objects, long takes, static camerawork, expressive acting, and striking (though not necessarily beautiful) faces seared images into a ...