All of a Sudden

A lot more foot than I was expecting but unsurprisingly found a way to my heart. Nonstop bars and a really stunning use of sunrises and sunsets in here. Am fairly certain it’ll be one that I come to love more with time

Karsten

Hamaguchi always finds a way to generate an unexpected moment of ecstasy. Takes longer than usual here, but it does arrive and hit me in the chest.

Sean Fennessey

A talky, female-driven, 196-minute drama about the infinitely braided relationship between care and capitalism that’s prone to Wiseman-like meeting scenes and frequent detours into the world of avant-garde theater? It almost feels redundant to say that Ryusuke Hamaguchi has…

davidehrlich

ALL OF A SUDDEN a very beautiful, compassionate, and profoundly humane film from Rysuke Hamaguchi’s. You can reform a system from within and perhaps extend its life, but the same cannot be said for people. We are all born knowing that one day our time here will end. All we…

Matt Neglia

Feels like walking around on a sunny day in a big city when it’s really quiet and spacious and you politely make eye contact with someone else who can’t believe their luck either that everything has lined up in their life to have the space and health and faith to just let…

Ella Kemp

so much humanity my little heart couldn’t take it

iana

More than anything this film felt healing. At times the weight of “the way things are” can feel crushing and all-consuming, but Hamaguchi stakes out a territory for human connection and flourishing that feels deserved and essential in the face of that. Absolutely earns its…

Brother Bro

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden is a remarkable, Oscar-worthy masterpiece that was worth the trip to Cannes. Richly textured, life-affirming, so deeply emotional I was moved to tears. Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto give two of the finest performances you will see all…

Brian Rowe

I imagine the way All of a Sudden made me feel— warm, content, safe, small but part of something very grand and far-reaching— is what cats feel when they find the perfect spot of sun to nap in. No rush, no fuss, just a quiet settling as you dissolve into the world around…

claira curtis