But his reputation has since recovered, co-writing Kiyoshi Kurasawa’s period thriller Wife of a Spy, winner of the best director prize at the 2020 Venice Film Festival, before picking up a Silver Bear himself at the 2021 Berlinale for his charming Tokyo triptych Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy. Hamaguchi last competed in Cannes three years ago with the offbeat romantic fable Asako I & II, which premiered to generally cool reviews. Screenwriters: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe, based on Drive My Car by Haruki Murakami Venue: Cannes Film Festival (Competition)Ĭast: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masaki Okada, Toko Miura, Reika Kirishima, Park Yurim, Jin Daeyeon Given Marukami’s fondness for co-opting Beatles song titles, Drive My Car might equally have been called The Long and Winding Road. What’s past is prologue, even though it felt like half a movie already. This lethargic pace is underscored when the subtle opening credits finally appear almost 40 minutes into the story. Adapted from a short story of the same name by globally feted Japanese author Haruki Murakami, this highbrow road movie is an absorbing, technically assured piece of work with poetic depths and novelistic ambitions.īut it is also very slow and ponderous, motoring along in low gear for much of its three-hour runtime. A relentless risk-taker with a taste for long shots and impossible odds, he has risen through the Fortune Valley scene through wits and guts alone.Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi takes a leisurely detour along the lonely highways of love and loss, grieving and healing in his latest Cannes competition contender Drive My Car. Marcus Weir is the apex predator of the Silver Rock casino scene. Although she’s one of Fortune Valley’s top technical racers, she prefers to rely on her street smarts to get ahead. Lina Navarro is the House’s representative on the street racing scene. Although he rarely steps out of his workshop, he lets the crew use his garage out in the desert and helps them tune up their rides. Silver Rock Who will shine the brightest, the city lights, or your ride? Major Players Ravindra 'Rav' Chaudhry Liberty Desert Travel through and across the desert, it's all about the freedom. Silver Canyon Looking for a view? Silver Canyon is the place for you. Head off-road and kick up the sand and dust, don't let the tarmac contain you. Perform high-risk, high-reward jobs, just keep a look out for the cops. Put your foot to the floor and never hold back. He loves getting down and dirty on the trail, or executing that flawless line around a tight corner. Mac is the crew’s drift and off-road specialist, a happy-go-lucky driver with a flashy, unpredictable style. Jess is a runner, a driver for hire to the rich and infamous who can get you out of trouble no matter how volatile the situation. Tyler 'Ty' MorganĪ natural-born racer, Ty possesses killer racing instincts and an unwavering will to win that make him a formidable opponent whether in a street race or on the drag strip. Earn the respect of the Valley’s underground and compete in the ultimate race to finally take down The House. Play a variety of events as Tyler, Mac, and Jess. In this corrupt gambler’s paradise, the stakes are high and The House always wins. Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, you and your crew are reunited by a search for vengeance against The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city’s casinos, criminals, and cops. Regardless if the challenge comes from an unknown Rival or close Friend, beat the competition to take their place on the leaderboard and walk away with the reward that comes with it. In the gambler's paradise of Fortune Valley you'll always have someone betting against you.
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