Aimee Lou Wood and Director Oliver Hermanus on Living Kazuo Ishiguro s Fantastic Script, Sundance
One of my favorite films at this years Sundance Film Festival was director Oliver Hermanus Living. Based on the Akira Kurosawa film Ikiru, the reimagined version was written by Nobel Prize and Booker Prize winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro and produced by Stephen Woolley. Like Ikiru, Living focuses on a veteran civil servant (Bill Nighy) whos been doing the same job for decades and has been living on autopilot for many years. But when hes given a terminal medical diagnosis, he decides, after watching and becoming friends with a young woman (Aimee Lou Wood) who once worked under his supervision, to turn the page on his lonely and empty existence and work towards creating something for the next generation. Led by Nighys tremendous performance, and exceptional direction by Hermanus, I cant recommend the film enough. Living also stars Alex Sharp and Tom Burke. Shortly after seeing the film, I had the chance to speak with Aimee Lou Wood and director Oliver Hermanus. During the fun conversation, they tal
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