Bad Living (2023)

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Portugal

Runtime

2h 07m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family of several women from different generations live together with relationships poisoned by bitterness. The story focuses on their strained interactions as they deal with long-standing resentments.

tensebitterclaustrophobicslow-burnmelancholicemotionally raw

What happens

Bad Living (Portuguese: Mal Viver) is a 2023 Portuguese-French drama film directed by João Canijo. Starring Anabela Moreira and Rita Blanco, the film portrays story of a family of several women from different generations, whose relationships with each other have grown poisoned by bitterness. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 22 February 2023. It won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the festival. In September 2023, it was selected as the Portuguese entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards. At the same time, the director has made another film, Living Bad, in which the main focus is on guests coming to the hotel. The two films were released as a diptych. In his statement the director said that for the screenplay about the hotel guests, he was inspired by motifs from plays by August Strindberg. Living Bad was selected at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Encounter. On December 7, it appeared in the eligible list for consideration for the 2024 Oscars, but, it didn't make it to the shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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