Living

PG-13

Nov, 2022

102 mins

7.0

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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Reviews

CinemaSerf

7.0

November 05, 2022

Now I am not usually a particular fan of Bill Nighy but in this he is very much at the top of his game. An adaptation of Kurosawa's "Ikuru" (1952), the setting is shifted to London where Nighy is the fastidious "Mr. Williams". A local civil servant heading up the public works department of the London County Council. His small team has som...
Peter McGinn

9.0

April 20, 2023

This is one of the better “quiet” movies, as I call them, that I have watched in a long time. Bill Nighy seems to excel in restrained roles, where he speaks quietly and shows emotion subtly. I am thinking especially of The Girl in the Cafe, where he oddly enough also plays a civil servant. Nighy is wonderful and methodical (in a good w...

Videos

First 10 Minutes
Apr 05, 2023

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Nehind The Scenes
Mar 04, 2023

Behind the Scenes
Kazuo Ishiguro Pitched the Idea of Living to Bill Nighy While in a Taxi | EE BAFTAs Red Carpet
Mar 03, 2023

Featurette
Scene at the Academy: Living
Jan 15, 2023

Featurette
'Living' with Bill Nighy and Oliver Hermanus
Dec 23, 2022

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Official US Trailer
Nov 18, 2022

Trailer
Bill Nighy, Kazuo Ishiguro & Oliver Hermanus on Living
Nov 06, 2022

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Bill Nighy, Kazuo Ishiguro & Dir. Oliver Hermanus Interview
Oct 31, 2022

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