Drive My Car moves into Chicago too....

[Mark Kohut]

And many places elsewhere as well, I learn:

https://drivemycar.film/screening-schedule

On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 6:03 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> OPENERS
>
> “Drive My Car”
> <https://www.newcityfilm.com/?attachment_id=42732>
>
> 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.
> <https://www.newcityfilm.com/?attachment_id=42732>
>
> “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>.
> <https://www.newcityfilm.com/?attachment_id=42729>
>