The British film "Living," a remake of Akira Kurosawa's "Ikiru," is celebrated with award nominations for acting and adapted screenplay. Does it live up to the hype? And how does it compare to Kurosawa’s original masterpiece? Dive into my PSA/rant film commentary to compare the two films. Can you guess which way I’m gonna land on this one? ;)


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Have you seen Living? What did you think? Am I way off base? Let me know in the comments.


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