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Living (2023)
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.
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Kurosawa’s ‘Ikiru’ Comes Back to Life in ‘Living’
Warning: Spoilers ahead
“What are things you’d like to do before you die?” A common question we’ve all heard countless times, but it begs a complicated answer. Some people have a bucket list, others have one or two goals, or some just want to survive. In Living, the protagonist Mr. Williams, played by Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Page 8, About Time) is one of those who wants to survive. The real question throughout the film is: “What does it really mean to live?” The answer is weaved throughout and turns out this answer is less complicated than a long bucket list.
As described in a variety article, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro one day approached Bill Nighy on playing the lead role in a screenplay he was writing based on Akira Kurosawa’s film Ikiru (meaning “To Live”). This time, Ishiguro wanted the story to be in Britain, post World War II. Directed by Oliver Hermanus (Beauty
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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.
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Genre:Drama
Directed By:Oliver Hermanus
Written By:Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto, Kazuo Ishiguro
In Theaters:1/6/2023
Box Office:$6,999,027
Runtime:102 minutes
Studio:Number 9 Films, Film4 Productions, County Hall Arts, Lipsync Productions, RocketScience, Kurosawa Production, Filmgate Films, Film i Väst, Woolley/Karlsen Productions
Cast
Oliver Hermanus
Director
Oliver Hermanus
Director
Bill Nighy
Williams
Aimee Lou Wood
Margaret Harris
Alex Sharp
Peter Wakeling
Tom Burke
Sutherland
Adrian Rawlins
Middleton
Oliver Chris
Hart
Hubert Burton
Rusbridger
Zoe Boyle
Mrs. McMasters
Barney Fishwick
Michael
Patsy Ferran
Fiona
Michael Cochrane
Sir James