In 1950s London, a humorless civil servant decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis.
“LIVING” is the story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful. After trying hedonism at a seaside resort as a solution he returns to the city to create a legacy for the next generation.
An English-language adaptation by Kazuo Ishiguro (“Remains of the Day” and “Never Let Me Go”) of the script of Akira Kurosawa’s "Ikiru" (1952), now set in a London shattered by WWII in the 1950s.
“Really quite something: a rare remake that only augments and enriches the original. For Bill Nighy, meanwhile, it feels in every sense like the role of a lifetime.” - Empire Magazine
“An absolutely gorgeous, heartbreaking piece of work.” Rolling Stone
“A gentle, exquisitely sad film.” - Guardian
Director: Oliver Hermanus / Cast: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Tom Burke / Country: UK, Japan, Sweden / Length: 1h 42 mins / Language: English / Genre: Drama / Rating: TBC
94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Watch the trailer at https://youtu.be/OVo5kLt_-BU?list=TLPQMzAxMTIwMjLb3D_D8Kg1yg.
Monday Cinema is presented by Trail and District Arts Council and screens at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail.
All films begin at 4:00 pm.
Tickets $12 at thebailey.ca or call the Box Office Monday to Friday from 12-4 pm.
Only 143 tickets available for this screening.
If tickets are available, they will go on sale at the venue 30 minutes before the screening. Cash only at the door. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to show time.
No Film February 20