Drive My Car
Drive My Car
Adapted from Haruki Murakami‘s short story of the same now from his 2014 collection “Men Without Women,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi‘s DRIVE MY CAR is a haunting road movie traveling a path of love, loss, acceptance, and peace. Winner of three prizes at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, including Best Screenplay, the film is also Japan’s official entry for the Best International Film at the 2022 Academy Awards.
“Epic Japanese drama Drive My Car is the best cinematic ride of the year.” (Globe and Mail)
“All the ingredients that made Hamaguchi’s 2015 breakthrough Happy Hour such a beautifully affirming experience are here, but sharpened ever so delicately into a story that parallels personal growth with the acting process.” (NOW)
“For a century and more, film directors have explored crosscurrents between art and life, and how one informs the other. Hamaguchi makes that exploration a fully humanized one.” (Chicago Tribune)
“It feels like it moves at a clip even though, yes, it’s at three hours. Very much worth a watch.” (FilmWeek NPR)
Sunday, December 26
Doors 5:30 pm | Movie 6:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets $13 HERE | $13 at the door
Tuesday, December 28
Doors 8:30 pm | Movie 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets $13 HERE | $13 at the door
Monday, January 3
Doors 5:15 pm | Movie 5:45 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets $13 HERE | $13 at the door
No exceptions.
DRIVE MY CAR “Doraibu mai kâ” (Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2021 / 179 mins / English subtitles) Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director is happily married to Oto, a screenwriter. However, Oto suddenly dies after leaving behind a secret. Two years later, Kafuku, still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife, receives an offer to direct a play at a theater festival and drives to Hiroshima with his car. There, he meets Misaki, a reticent woman assigned to become his chauffeur. As they spend time together, Kafuku confronts the mystery of his wife that quietly haunts him.
