Drive My Car with Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Victoria Hochberg (Ep. 355)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 848 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi discusses his new film, Drive My Car, with fellow director Victoria Hochberg in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. The conversation took place via Zoom and was translated by Aiko Hamaguchi. The film follows an aging widowed actor who receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya. During the production, he is forced to confront painful truths from his past with the help of the young woman assigned to chauffeur him. Join Mr. Hamaguchi as he shares his philosophy of what a director is and how he helps actors instinctively understand their characters. Please note: spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/Events/2022/May2022/GCS_DriveMyCar_0422.aspx

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0:00.0	But instead, what I really was concentrating on was to act almost as a coordinator between the subjects in front of the camera and the camera itself and sort of coordinate the relationship that is built up.
0:13.7	What my work is, is to set up situations where these things can really happen.
0:34.8	Hello and welcome to you by the Directors Guild of America.
0:39.1	In today's episode, a renowned stage director learns to cope with his wife's unexpected passing,
0:45.0	and director Ryuske Hamaguchi's drama from Japan, Drive My Car, which was screened as part of the DGA's
0:51.3	Global Cinema series. Adapted from the short story by Haruki Murakami, the film follows an aging widowed actor,
0:59.0	who receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya.
1:03.0	During the production, he is forced to confront painful truths from his past,
1:07.0	with the help of the young woman assigned to chauffeur him.
1:10.0	In addition to drive my car,
1:12.4	which earned Mr. Hamaguchi the Oscar for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards,
1:17.8	his other directorial works include the feature films, Will of Fortune and Fantasy, Happy Hour, and
1:24.5	Solaris. Following the Global Cinema Series screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,
1:31.4	Mr. Hamaguchi speaks with director Victoria Hockberg about filming Drive My Car.
1:36.9	The conversation is translated by Aiko Masubuchi and takes place via video from Japan.
1:42.8	Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.
1:50.6	Welcome Riosuke Hamaguchi to the Director's Guild of America.
1:57.2	And congratulations on your Oscar.
2:00.2	Thank you very much.
2:03.1	Can you hear them?
2:05.0	Yes.
2:05.5	Oh, good.
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