Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi made huge waves with his fantastic drama “Drive My Car,” which landed an Oscar for Best International Feature Film, and the director is now setting up his next feature, “All of The Sudden.” Poised to be shot in Paris, France, with actresses Virginie Efira (“Benedetta”) and Tao Okamoto (“The Wolverine”) set for leading roles.
The new drama revealed by Variety revolves around the bond between two women, a Japanese theater director (Okamoto) and a French nurse (Efria), that will delve into subject matter such as illness and death as the two women share extensively personal details of their lives.
Hamaguchi penned the script with Léa Le Dimna, which is loosely inspired by a collection of real-life correspondence letters published in the book “Youn and I – The Illness Suddenly Get Worse,” by Makiko Miyano and Maho Isono. In that book, those letters “follow a philosopher and an anthropologist are exchange letters discussing their thoughts on chance and risk, and their relationship develops into something more personal when the philosopher’s health suddenly deteriorates.”
“All of The Sudden” is going out to buyers at the Cannes Film Market as Cinefrance International is handling world sales outside of Asia, as that side of the rights is being represented by Bitters End.
“Death becomes a subject they discuss and exchange a lot about, and gradually, it becomes an encounter between two souls,” Hamaguchi said in a statement. He also explained the reasoning for shooting the drama in Paris and how prep is going, “I’d like to show a Paris that’s a little different from the clichés we might have about the city. I’m starting to discover some places that aren’t touristy. So I think that will give a slightly different view of Paris than usual.”
There is likely huge potential for “All of The Sudden,’ as Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” is one of the few international films to also earn Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Directing, and Best Picture. Spotlighting the film’s wide appeal and Hamaguchi’s ability to tell universal stories about relationships.
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