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Penelope Debelle

Film review: Drive My Car is about letting go of secrets and finding forgiveness

Drive My Car, a beloved Saab in this case, redefines what makes a happy ending. Photo: Bitters End

This dreamy and exceptional film opens with the recurring obsessions of author Haruki Murakami, on whose short story it is based: namely, sex and the idea of pieces of identity left with or taken by lovers.

Yusuke (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and his wife Oto (Reika Kirishima) are in bed and she begins almost trance-like to tell an erotic story of an infatuated girl sneaking into a boy’s room where she steals or places small items.

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