FILMCHALLENGE 1000 FILMS: Living - Bill Nighy i engelsk-japansk film-fusion

I 1950-talets London får den plikttrogne tjänstemannen Williams en dödlig diagnos - och inser att livet hittills mest gått honom förbi. När han bestämmer sig för att driva igenom byggandet av en lekplats får han en sista chans att skapa mening och lämna något bestående efter sig. Baserad på Akira Kurosawas klassiker Ikiru från 1952. Regi: Oliver Hermanus. I rollerna: Bill Nighy, Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp m.fl. 

British historical drama film directed by Oliver Hermanus from a screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro. It is an English-language remake of the 1952 Akira Kurosawa film Ikiru. Set in 1953 London, it stars Bill Nighy as a bureaucrat in the public works department who learns he has a fatal illness. The film co-stars Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, and Tom Burke.

Living had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2022, and was released in the UK on 4 November 2022, by Lionsgate. The film received positive reviews, with Nighy's performance receiving particular acclaim. At the 95th Academy Awards, Living received two nominations: Best Actor for Nighy and Best Adapted Screenplay for Ishiguro.

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