Living It Up

Living It Up

Directed by Paolo Virzì

Produced by Time International Film, Life International

199497 min6.4 / 10

A melancholic portrait of economic displacement and marital dissolution in working-class Italy, where loss of livelihood mirrors the loss of intimate connection.

A recently laid off steel mill worker in a little seaside town starts losing his wife to a local TV anchor.

Questions people ask

  • Is Living It Up sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Living It Up end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Living It Up scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Living It Up violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Living It Up easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise29

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Living It Up

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Living It Up, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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