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Still Life is a British film of genre Drama directed by Uberto Pasolini released in USA on 18 may 2014 with Eddie Marsan
Still Life (2013)
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Add to a movie listStill Life is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Uberto Pasolini. The film was presented at the 70th Venice Film Festival , where it won the award for Best Director in the category "Orizzonti". It also received the Black Pearl award (the highest award) at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival for "its humanity, empathy, and grace in treating grief, solitude, and death"; and for his performance, Eddie Marsan won the Best British Actor award at the 2014 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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John May est un fonctionnaire communal qui vit seul. Son travail consiste à retrouver les parents les plus proches de personnes mortes dans une solitude totale. Il effectue son travail avec le soin le plus méticuleux et mène une vie tranquille et ordinaire, faite de rites quotidiens qui en deviennent obsessionnels. Un jour, on lui confie le cas de Billy Stoke, un alcoolique mort dans la solitude à quelques pas de sa propre maison. Il commence alors à recueillir des indices sur sa vie et à chercher les personnes auxquelles il a été lié. Mais, à cause de la crise économique, on lui fait savoir que son service est en passe d'être réduit, qu’il est en surnombre et va être licencié. Il ne se laisse pas abattre et convainc son chef de lui donner encore un peu de temps pour terminer sa dernière enquête. Pendant ses recherches, il fait la connaissance de Kelly, la fille que Billy Stoke a abandonnée dans son enfance et, au cours de ses voyages à la recherche des personnes qui ont connu Stoke, John a l'occasion de savourer à nouveau la vie. Cela ne durera pas longtemps et il mourra lui-même dans une solitude totale, comme tous ceux qu’il avait suivis pendant son travail, lesquels, dans un final onirique et fascinant, lui rendront un hommage reconnaissant.Actors
Eddie Marsan
(John May)
Joanne Froggatt
(Kelly Stoke)
Andrew Buchan
(Mr Pratchett)
Paul Anderson
(Homeless Man)
Bronson Webb
(Morgue Attendant)
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