Living (2022 film)

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Living
File:Living poster.jpg
Release poster
Directed byOliver Hermanus
Screenplay byKazuo Ishiguro
Based on
Ikiru
by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJamie D. Ramsay
Edited byChris Wyatt
Music byEmilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate UK
Release dates
  • 21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) (Sundance)
  • 4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) (United Kingdom)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Living is a 2022 British drama film directed by Oliver Hermanus from a screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro, adapted from the 1952 Japanese film Ikiru directed by Akira Kurosawa, which in turn was inspired by the 1886 Russian novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy. Set in 1953 London, it depicts a bureaucrat (played by Bill Nighy) facing a fatal illness.

Living had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2022, and is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2022, by Lionsgate.[1] The film received positive reviews, with Nighy's performance receiving particular acclaim.

Cast

Production

In October 2020, the project was announced with Nighy and Wood attached to star.[2] In December 2020, Lionsgate acquired the UK distribution rights.[3] In June 2021, principal photography began in the UK, Sharp and Burke were announced to have joined the film, and the first image from the film was released. It was also announced that Toho, the distributor of the original film, had acquired the rights for Japan. London County Hall provided the backdrop for the film in addition to financing it.[4]

Release

In January 2022, the film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and it was announced that Sony Pictures Classics had acquired the distribution rights in North America, Latin America, India, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Germany, South Africa, Southeast Asia and airlines worldwide.[5] It will screen at the TCL Chinese Theatre as part of the 2022 AFI Fest on November 6, 2022.[6] It will be released theatrically in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2022, along with a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 23, 2022.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 95% based on 63 reviews, with an average rating of 8.0/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Living sets a high bar for itself in setting out to remake a Kurosawa classic -- and director Oliver Hermanus and star Bill Nighy clear it in triumphant fashion."[7] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, it holds a score of 79 of out 100, based on 14 reviews.[8]

References

  1. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (9 December 2021). "Sundance 2022: Hybrid Festival Sees Princess Diana, Michael Kenneth Williams, Dakota Johnson, Bill Cosby, NYC Rock'n'Roll & Regina Hall Fill Lineup". Deadline. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (15 October 2020). "'Living': Bill Nighy & Aimee Lou Wood To Star In Kazuo Ishiguro Adaptation Of Kurosawa's 'Ikiru' For 'Carol' Producer Number 9 & Rocket Science — AFM". Deadline. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ Grater, Tom (21 December 2020). "Lionsgate Takes UK On 'Ikiru' Remake 'Living' Starring Bill Nighy". Deadline. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ^ Yossman, K. J. (18 June 2021). "'Love Actually's' Bill Nighy Looks Dapper in First Image From Oliver Hermanus and Number 9 Films' 'Living'". Variety. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (25 January 2022). "Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics Buys 'Living' Remake Starring Bill Nighy". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ "AFI Fest Adds 'Bardo', 'The Son', 'She Said', 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio', More to Red Carpet Lineup". 20 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Living". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ^ Living, retrieved 2 October 2022


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