Although this film has gone practically unnoticed on Netflix, critics, the audience and the cinema environment continue to remember it
Netflix is increasingly producing more of its own content. In fact, even in Colombia, tons of original films and series have been made. However, this is not the only strength that the streaming platform has, it also includes great titles in its catalog that have been resounding successes.
Among its robust list of productions is one that, by far, is considered one of the best films of recent years. Is about Drive My Carthe Japanese project directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
She was the winner of several statuettes at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, as well as the worthy of the award for Best Foreign Film at the 2022 Oscars.
Through a photograph made almost with tweezers due to all the detail it includes, it focuses on a love story with dramatic nuances that seek to deepen the main dilemmas that may exist around interpersonal relationships.
“My goal was to allow these questions and answers to develop as a chain of ‘voices’ that brought the truth, as in the story, and ended with Kafuku’s answer,” says the Japanese director of the film’s purpose. “It was also about creating an experience for viewers that would allow them to continually and intuitively feel the truth through the fiction that is represented“he added.
What is ‘Drive My Car’ about?
Although it sounds like a simple plot, the surprise for viewers is that the filmmaker in charge takes that simple and everyday starting point but through complex twists, which seek to connect with each person who sees the feature film.
“An aging and widowed actor is looking for a driver. The actor He turns to his trusted mechanic, who finally recommends a young woman to him.. Despite their initial misgivings, a very special relationship develops between the two,” the official synopsis reads.
It is worth mentioning that the script was adapted from the anthology of short stories by Haruki Murakami titled Men without womenwhich premiered in 2016.
“Men who lost a woman or whose relationship is marked by disagreement, who helplessly witness the return of the ghosts of the pastthey experience falling in love as a lethal disease, they are incapable of establishing full communication with their partner or they see their love story strangely interrupted,” says the summary of the book.
