Director
Oliver Hermanus
Composer
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Cast
Bill Nighy, Alex Sharp, Adrian Rawlins
Edition 2022
102'
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2022
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Drama
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Dialogue:
English
A Japanese classic with a British bowler hat. Director Oliver Hermanus (Skoonheid, Moffie) remakes Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru, telling the story of an ageing civil servant fighting in his final days for a small victory over the bureaucracy of existence.
What would you do if you knew your life is about to end? For the terminally ill Mr. Williams, a civil servant in London in the early 1950s, it's not an exercise in thought but reality. With death staring him in the face, the embittered widower searches for a way to leave more behind than just paperwork. Film Fest Gent welcomes back director Oliver Hermanus after the gripping dramas Skoonheid (FFG2011) and Moffie (FFG2020). With Living, a British remake of Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru (1952), The South African filmmaker continues his studies of male protagonists and their repressed feelings. To be measure up to that Japanese masterpiece, Hermanus can count on a refined screenplay by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day) and a graceful performance by actor Bill Nighy in the leading role. A worthy remake that will most certainly move you/
“A moving elegy on the value of life based on one of the best films ever made, Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru. (…) Ishiguro’s script is a beauty, but it’s the manner in which Bill Nighy conveys its subtle beats that elevates Living. (…) It’s career-best work from a phenomenal actor.” - RogerEbert.com
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Credits
Directors
Oliver Hermanus
Composers
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Cast
Bill Nighy, Alex Sharp, Adrian Rawlins
Scenario
Kazuo Ishiguro, Akira Kurosawa
Director of Photography
Jamie Ramsay
Editors
Chris Wyatt
Producers
Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley
Production studios
County Hall
Distributor
The Searchers
More info
Dialogue
English
Countries of production
United Kingdom
Screenplay based on
"Ikiru" (Akira Kurosawa)
Year
2022
Filmography
Oliver Hermanus
Shirley Adams (2009), Beauty (2011), The Endless River (2015), Moffie (2019), Living (2022)