Inside the Release: How ‘Drive My Car’ Sped Into U.K. and Ireland Cinemas
Eve Gabereau Guest ContributorRyusuke Hamaguchi’s Haruki Murakami adaptation “Drive My Car” has been a red hot awards season favorite ever since it debuted at Cannes and won three top prizes there. The film, besides collecting a clutch of awards around the world, is up for four Oscars and three BAFTAs. Eve Gabereau, a stalwart of the U.K./Ireland independent distribution scene, who co-founded and ran leading distribution company Soda Pictures for 15 years and founded Modern Films, shares the film’s journey with Variety.I first saw “Drive My Car” in competition at Cannes in July 2021.