Ryusuke Hamaguchi makes gentle, quiet, long films. And he might win the Palme d'Or

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"Cannes Film Festival is not a place that's conducive to taking your time. Festivalgoers rush frantically between screenings. The protocol department enforces precisely timed red carpet premieres. Standing ovations are clocked. But one of the most lauded films of this year's Cannes is a patiently plotted, sensitively told three-hour drama about giving people the time they deserve."

"Ryusuke Hamaguchi's All of a Sudden has been one of the most widely acknowledged knockouts of the festival in part because of how much it cultivates and nurtures its own gentle rhythm. For anyone who feels life may be moving too fast, the ironically titled All of a Sudden may be welcome recalibration. Just living and working in a society like the one we live in today, we all feel this. It's about not having the time and the availability to give our interest to others. To find that time, we have to be conscious about it."

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