![]() ![]() Hamaguchi directs with exemplary restraint. Revisiting Chekhov in Hiroshima slowly brings him back to life. Kafuku, a shell of his former self, has performed the role of Vanya before and learned his lines through a tape his wife prepared of the script. He’s been invited to direct “Uncle Vanya” in Hiroshima, a city resurrected from ashes. ![]() The protagonist, Kafuku, is a middle-aged actor mourning the death of his unfaithful wife. Co-written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the movie (streaming on HBO Max) is adapted from Haruki Murakami’s story of the same title from his collection “Men Without Women.” Chekhov’s play figures prominently and gives the film its soul. I doubted after that revival that I would ever again have such an emotionally intense experience of “Uncle Vanya,” but then I saw “Drive My Car,” this year’s Oscar winner for international feature film. ![]()
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