'Drive My Car' wins Oscar for best international feature film
The Japanese film "Drive My Car" has picked up the Oscar for best international feature film.
The Hamaguchi Ryusuke-directed film is based on a short story by author Murakami Haruki. It's about a stage director grappling with the death of his wife and his interaction with a woman assigned to be his driver.
The film already has an impressive trophy collection. It won for best screenplay at last year's Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe for best picture in the non-English language category.
Hamaguchi said at a news conference that the reason his film won the Oscar may be that it matched the changing times.
He said, "As one million people have died from the coronavirus, the story about loss and how to live with it has resonated in some way. I think this award has resonated with me."
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