Drive My Car
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best International Feature Film and Best Director
Best screenplay at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director is happily married to Oto, a screenwriter. However, Oto suddenly dies after leaving behind a secret. 2 years later, Kafuku, still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife, receives an offer to direct a play at a theatre 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.
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he worked in the commercial film industry for a few years before entering the graduate program in film at Tokyo University of the Arts. From 2011 to 2013, he co-directed a documentary trilogy with Kō Sakai, giving voice to survivors and witnesses of the tsunami that followed the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. His film Senses, also known as Happy Hour, with a runtime of 5 hours and 17 minutes, shot in Kobe with non-professional actors, has garnered numerous international awards. In 2018, Asako I & II, based on a novel by Tomoka Shibasaki, entered the Cannes Film Festival competition. His film Drive My Car was also in competition in 2021 and won the award for Best Screenplay.
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