Kurosawa’s ‘Ikiru’ Comes Back to Life in ‘Living’
'Living' dives into many themes that we can all understand regardless of our cultural backgrounds. We can see this through the shared similarities between 'Ikiru' and 'Living'.

In this mockumentary, we follow amateur documentary filmmaker and poodle aficionado Flávia on a journey in search of Cristal, a flamboyant poodle and former showbiz star who is trying to adjust to a new stage in her life. Amid fond conversations about a glamorous past and simple strolls by the sea, Flávia captures with a keen eye the difficulties, anxieties, and small joys of a former star.
'Living' dives into many themes that we can all understand regardless of our cultural backgrounds. We can see this through the shared similarities between 'Ikiru' and 'Living'.
In Deaf, the Spanish director Eva Libertad explores pregnancy and motherhood from the perspective of a deaf woman. Her movie examines how the world imposes the notion of disability on her main character while she actually does not feel disabled herself.
This spin-off series follows the adventures of Kitty Covey, Lara Jean's younger sister from the "To All the Boys" film franchise.
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my reading will reveal, 'Nimona' could be interpreted as a transgender story.
A dynamic journey of self-acceptance and identity.