Drive My Car

Aug, 2021

179 mins

7.4

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.

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CinemaSerf

7.0

March 27, 2022

"Kafuku" (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is an accomplished stage actor who is directing a performance of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" with a group of young actors. He arrives at the venue in his red Saab motor car, determined that only he will drive himself. That's not the policy of the theatre, though, and soon he is placed in the capable hands of the...
badelf

10.0

June 29, 2022

I find this film to be a near perfect drama. I understand that most Americans and perhaps younger viewers everywhere will not appreciate the pacing of the movie. There are two things about this movie that make it an actor's movie. First is the play within the play: the play within is Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, and, like most Russian classi...

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'Drive My Car' (Japan) Wins Best International Film at the 94th Oscars
Apr 28, 2022

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Official Trailer #2
Apr 01, 2022

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Ryûsuke Hamaguchi & Min Jin Lee on Drive My Car, Grief, and Silence
Mar 25, 2022

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Ryûsuke Hamaguchi can't believe he won the Film Not in the English Language award | EE BAFTAs 2022
Mar 14, 2022

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Mar 11, 2022

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The moment Ryusuke Hamaguchi realized that Drive My Car was a universal story | Tea with BAFTA
Mar 10, 2022

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