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Drive My Car (2021)

Film
DirectorRyūsuke Hamaguchi
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Figures

Form & technique
  • The narrative expansion from short story to film
Tropes
  • The multilingual "Uncle Vanya" rehearsal scenes
  • Yūsuke Kafuku's red Saab 900 → The Time-Space Crucible
  • The cassette tape of Oto reading "Uncle Vanya" → The Unseen Voice
  • Lee Yoo-na communicating through Korean Sign Language (KSL)
  • Kafuku's inability to confront Oto's infidelity and death
  • The film's use of Anton Chekhov's play "Uncle Vanya"
  • Oto Kafuku's character, constructed through memories and stories → The Male Gaze
  • The film's three-hour runtime and long, static takes
  • The final act in Misaki's snowy hometown in Hokkaido

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