London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a devastating medical diagnosis forces him to take stock, and to try and grasp some fulfilment before it passes permanently beyond reach.
Bill Nighy Aimee Lou Wood Alex Sharp Tom Burke Adrian Rawlins Oliver Chris Hubert Burton Zoe Boyle Barney Fishwick Patsy Ferran Michael Cochrane Lia Williams Anant Varman Jessica Flood Jamie Wilkes Richard Cunningham John Mackay Ffion Jolly Celeste Dodwell Jonathan Keeble Eunice Roberts Mark James Edward Wolstenholme Nichola McAuliffe Laurie Denman Gleanne Purcell-Brown Violeta Valverde Michael James Rosie Sansom Show All…
Peter Hampden Ian Prior Emma Berkofsky Ko Kurosawa Norman Merry Sean Wheelan Ollie Madden Kenzo Okamoto Daniel Battsek Nik Powell Thorsten Schumacher Kazuo Ishiguro Kristina Börjeson
Albrecht Ihlenburg Franziska Treutler Foley Farmers Dylan Voigt Brendan Hill Maxwell MacRae Peter Burgis Stephen Griffiths Andy Shelley Rob Hughes Mark Langlay-Smith
Number 9 Films Film4 Productions County Hall Arts Lipsync Productions RocketScience Kurosawa Production Filmgate Films Film i Väst Woolley/Karlsen Productions
Vivre, Ikiru, 生之欲英国版, 리빙: 어떤 인생, 生きる LIVING, Жить, לחיות, Αισθάνομαι Ζωντανός, Жити, Living - Einmal wirklich leben, Yaşamak, Vivir, 生之欲, Élj!, Žít, Viver, Živjeti, Cuộc Sống, Да живееш, 倫敦生之慾, Życie, Živeti, มรดกชีวิต, Gyvenimas, Puterea vieții, Живети
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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
its like breaking bad but instead of building a meth empire he builds a childrens play park
Maybe the politest screenplay ever written.
“If only to be alive like that for one day.”
Score of the year, and Bill Nighy and Aimee Lou Wood together are just divine. Can’t get over how well made this is
He makes you want to give him a hug but not an Oscar.
This is actually a prequel to Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris
Akira Kurosawa’s impact on modern cinema has been so complete that it can feel like semantics to distinguish the fistful of direct remakes that have been made of his films (e.g. “The Magnificent Seven,” “Last Man Standing”) from the endless list of movies that have been more broadly inspired by them (e.g. “Star Wars,” Johnnie To’s “Throw Down”). The worldwide reach of the Japanese auteur’s legacy — which continues to endure more than two decades after Kurosawa’s death, and a full nine years since Zack Snyder first threatened to set a version of “Seven Samurai” in a galaxy far, far away — is a testament to both the clarity of his storytelling and the internationality of his influences.
At a…
Living reminded me:
- the government sucks
- Bill Nighy is an international treasure
Oscar Gauntlet: #54/54
LIVING may be a British remake of Akira Kurosawa’s IKIRU but it’s a more than admirable effort. Exquisite craftsmanship, a melodic score, an existential look at life’s purpose in the face of assured death, all led by a phenomenal Bill Nighy whose melancholy & delicate performance will shatter your heart.
Sundance #19
Can’t quite put my finger on what stopped this blowing me away but there are moments when it really is quite special. Loved the cinematography and score so much which I know sounds trite until you really let the elegance and warmth of this really wash over you. Aimee Lou Wood stands out by far and I reckon it’ll grow on me with a rewatch, because it really is so handsome and heartfelt the more I think about it
Good plane movie! Bill Nighy rocks. I thought he was dating Anna Wintour but I guess they’re just friends….smh
I've said this before but it's worth reiterating: never underestimate little old white ladies. It wasn't that long ago that they carried Glenn Close in The Wife all the way to a nomination, and Renée Zellweger in Judy to a win. They are so incredibly powerful and they attend indie cinemas more than any other demographic. This didn't make an impressive sum at the box office overall but the few local single-screen palaces that rely on their senior matinee base to stay afloat probably had their doors being kicked down for 6 weeks straight due to the pure sexual charisma of Bill Nighy and now he will be attending Hollywood's biggest night. That's all it takes. Other than that, yeah, it's British Ikiru. It's fine.
waiting for the sequel: Dying
