Bad Living
2023 film by João Canijo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2][3] 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.[4] It won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the festival.[5] In September 2023, it was selected as the Portuguese entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards.[6][7]
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Portuguese | Mal viver |
Directed by | João Canijo |
Written by | João Canijo |
Produced by | Pedro Borges |
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Cinematography | Leonore Teles |
Edited by | João Braz |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
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Language | Portuguese |
Box office | $85,485[1] |
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.[8] Living Bad was selected at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Encounter.[9] On December 7, it appeared in the eligible list for consideration for the 2024 Oscars,[10] but, it didn't make it to the shortlist.[11]