Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy – 7.5

Three short films consisting entirely of extended conversations, a Japanese My Dinner with Andre or, more exactly, Drive My Car without action. I have never seen a movie that would translate so seamlessly to the stage yet felt authentically cinematic. The actors fully inhabited their roles, although as they were Japanese it’s hard for me to judge. Apparently made before Drive My Car, although released later in Japan, Wheel reads like a warm-up to the longer film, or a feminine counterpart.