Daily Movie Rec 5/10/2023

Drive My Car (2021)

"Chekhov is terrifying. When you say his lines, it drags out the real you."

Directed by: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Cinematography by: Hidetoshi Shinomiya

Country: Japan

Genre: Drama

Plot:

An actor and writer reeling from his wife’s untimely death puts together a postmodern play of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” for a festival.

Reasons to watch:

Evocative, patient, profound. An unforgettable encounter with the human condition that’s brilliant in every regard. Every detail in this stirring meta-textual story doubles back, folds over, and connects, constricting a fortress of complex emotions around a core of transcendent humanism. It sneaks its way under your skin and forces you to feel rather than feeling the emotions for you.

Where to watch:

Max