Drive My Car

Original title: Doraibu mai kâ

2021
15
2h 59m

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7.5/10

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A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

70K

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POPULARITY

3,635

See production info at IMDbPro

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- 96 wins & 109 nominations total

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Trivia
The film was originally set in Busan, South Korea, but was changed to Hiroshima, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Goofs
When the cast are walking to the park for their outdoor rehearsal, Yoon-a and Janice appear to be having a conversation without the use of sign language on which one of them is dependent.

Quotes
Kôshi Takatsuki: But even if you think you know someone well, even if you love that person deeply, you can't completely look into that person's heart. You'll just feel hurt. But if you put in enough effort, you should be able to look into your own heart pretty well. So in the end, what we should be doing is to be true to our hearts and come to terms with it in a capable way. If you really want to look at someone, then your only option is to look at yourself squarely and deeply.

Crazy credits
Opening credits start from the 41st minute.

Connections
Edited into Amanda the Jedi Show: Faster than your First Time Reviews 2 - Best and Worst of TIFF 2021 (2021)

Soundtracks
Rondo K. 485 in D Major
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Atsushi Abe

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Featured review

7/10

Long roadtrips

Fancy a 55min long Prologue? Look no further!

This surely is an unconventional movie, that combines the principles of acting, story structure and well written dialogue so well, that you at times forget, that you are NOT watching an acting masterclass.

This movie is not an easy watch, its 3h long and yes, you feel it, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. In my opinion, the movie could have cut out 30mins, but the length is used as a storytelling device as well and the movie takes its time to flash out its characters to make them 3-dimensional, which works very well for most of them.

For a movie that has no less than 7 languages in it and (as far as I can judge from the subs) well written dialogue, there is so much left unsaid and left in between the lines for you to interpret.

The weakness of this movie unfortunately is its ending, which didnt satisfy me in the way you would expect a 3h movie to wrap up, but this is just my opinion and you might feel different about it. The ride is certainly worth hopping on!