Drive – 15th Anniversary
Visually stunning, existential action film starring Ryan Gosling as a stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver for heists in Los Angeles. Awarded the Best Director Prize (Nicolas Winding Refn) at Cannes.
Driver (Ryan Gosling, in an iconic scorpion bomber jacket) falls in love with his neighbour Irene (Carey Mulligan), a young mother who is dragged into the underworld exploits of her husband, ex-convict Standard. When one of Standard’s jobs goes horribly wrong, Driver has to do what he does best to save Irene and her infant son: drive like a maniac.
With Drive, Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn delivers a brilliantly stylised pulp film, with a heavy dose of violence, suspense, the searing neon lights of Los Angeles and, of course, the delicious sound of engine roars and screeching car tyres. Ryan Gosling portrays a classic, stoic Hollywood hero in the tradition of Clint Eastwood. The film is supported by an atmospheric score featuring minimalist electronic music by Cliff Martinez and ethereal synthesiser music by Chromatics.