All of a Sudden
In this richly empathetic epic from Academy Award-winner Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car), Virginie Efira (co-winner of Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, alongside co-star Tao Sakamoto) stars as Marie-Lou, the director of a care facility for the elderly who strives to introduce an innovative care philosophy centered on listening and respecting residents’ dignity. Facing resistance from parts of her staff, and uncertain of how best to proceed, a chance encounter with Mari (Tao Okamoto), a Japanese theater director battling cancer, will profoundly reshape her path. By forming a deep, supportive friendship, the two women join forces in a shared struggle to make the impossible possible.
Opens December 18
Tickets: $15 (members), $20 (nonmembers)
“At heart, it is about the importance of nurturing relationships, an ode to decent people doing the best they can for others.”
— Jo-Ann Titmarsh, Time Out
“The Japanese director’s gorgeous new feature, is the rarest type of film, not merely good enough to remind you what cinema can be, but great enough to remind you what life can be.”
— Jessica Kiang, Variety
Q&A with filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi is a Japanese filmmaker whose key works include Happy Hour (2015) and Asako I & II (2018). In 2021 he won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize in Berlin for Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy and the Academy Award for Best International Feature for Drive My Car. Evil Does Not Exist (2023) took the Silver Lion at Venice. All of a Sudden (2026) is his latest film.
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