Drive My Car moves into Chicago too....

[Mark Kohut]

OPENERS

“Drive My Car”
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A tender marvel, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” a rich, poetic
adaptation of a Haruki Murakami short story, weighs in at an effortless
three hours, feeling as short as an unexpected, all-night conversation: an
elegant, elemental take on grief and transformation that deserves the high
praise it’s gotten and will continue to get. There are a few fine films
I’ve seen this year that settle in and feel wholly naturalistic: not so
much the subject matter or even the doings onscreen, but in its existence,
its form, its pace, its flow. Hey, this movie is how movies should be; that
sort of sensation. This story is fated, its form divine.
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“Drive My Car” is one of those films; plain on its face, quietly confident
in its construction, yet mysterious in its destination. Understated and
gleaming, Hidetoshi Shinomiya’s cinematography is of a piece with the story
and performances. It’s the top of my list for best films released in 2021.
<https://www.newcityfilm.com/?attachment_id=42732>Opens Friday, December 10
at the Siskel Film Center <https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/drive-my-car>.
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