Review of Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) by Tara Brady for The Irish Times — 11 Feb 2022

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy is not quite the equal of the same film-maker’s Oscar contender, Drive My Car. Both films, however, share a deceptively languid pacing and find an aching humanity in middle-class people in crisis.

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This review of Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) was written by Tara Brady and published by The Irish Times on 11 Feb 2022.

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy has generally received very positive reviews.

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