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2015
TV-14
Tribeca Films
1 h 32 m

2015
TV-14
Tribeca Films
1 h 32 m

Summary Life for the unassuming John May (Eddie Marsan) has always revolved around his work for the local council in South London, finding the next of kin of those who have died alone. Profoundly dedicated to his work, he believes that everyone deserves a dignified exit, and writes eulogies and organizes funerals for those who wouldn't have them...

Drama

Directed By: Uberto Pasolini

Written By: Uberto Pasolini

2015
TV-14
Tribeca Films
1 h 32 m

2015
TV-14
Tribeca Films
1 h 32 m

Still Life

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews

45

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

7.8

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Summary Life for the unassuming John May (Eddie Marsan) has always revolved around his work for the local council in South London, finding the next of kin of those who have died alone. Profoundly dedicated to his work, he believes that everyone deserves a dignified exit, and writes eulogies and organizes funerals for those who wouldn't have them...

Drama

Directed By: Uberto Pasolini

Written By: Uberto Pasolini

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews

20% Positive
3 Reviews

80% Mixed
12 Reviews

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews

20% Positive
3 Reviews

80% Mixed
12 Reviews

0% Negative
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Feb 2, 2015

Beautifully crafted and exquisitely observed with an outstanding performance from Eddie Marsan in the lead.

Jan 12, 2015

Its fixation on life's quotidian aspects gives way to a less imaginative focus on an inevitable and overly familiar romance.

By Wes Greene FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

83% Positive
5 Ratings

17% Mixed
1 Rating

0% Negative
0 Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

83% Positive
5 Ratings

17% Mixed
1 Rating

0% Negative
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Jan 16, 2015

Though the film’s lachrymose gist is conveyed with subtlety and insight into the rigors of loneliness and mortality, it is lachrymose nonetheless. Fans of “Eleanor Rigby,” in any case, should not miss it.

By Godfrey Cheshire FULL REVIEW

Entertainment Weekly

Jan 14, 2015

The plot begs for a jolt of the Charlie Kaufmanesque — it's so pillow-smothered by tedium that even the uplift of magic realism in the film's final shot seems cold and stiff.

The Hollywood Reporter

Jan 15, 2015

The fragile film’s bid for poignancy is so aggressive and its sensitivity so studied that it eventually drowns in syrupy banality.

By David Rooney FULL REVIEW

Jan 14, 2015

Still Life constantly threatens to become a better movie: John’s scrutiny of photos feels vaguely serial-killer–esque, and there’s a late-inning love interest (Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt) that you privately cheer for.

By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW

Jan 13, 2015

When it's all over, Still Life feels disembodied and perfunctory, like a very respectful eulogy for no one in particular.

By Jonathan Kiefer FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company Redwave Films, Embargo Films, Rai Cinema, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Beta Cinema, Cinecittà, Exponential Media, RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana

Release Date Jan 16, 2015

Duration 1 h 32 m

Rating TV-14

Genres

Drama

Tagline For John May, life is looking up.

Website http://www.bitters.co.jp/omiokuri/

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Awards

Venice Film Festival

• 4 Wins & 5 Nominations

Reykjavik International Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Edinburgh International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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