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Drive My Car: Oscar-Nominated Film is a Meditation on Grief
The first Japanese film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s Drive My Car is slow moving – but powerful.
February 15, 2022
The first Japanese film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s Drive My Car is slow moving – but powerful.
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