Living Large (Czech: Život k sežrání) is a 2024 animated coming-of-age comedy film directed by Kristina Dufková.
| Living Large | |
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| Directed by | Kristina Dufková |
| Written by | Petr Jarchovský Anna Vášová Barbora Dřevikovská |
| Produced by | Matěj Chlupáček |
| Starring | Hugo Kovács Tatiana Dyková David Novotný Klára Melíšková |
| Cinematography | Václav Fronk |
| Music by | Michal Novinski |
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| Distributed by | Aerofilms |
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Running time | 79 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Czech Republic Slovakia France |
| Languages | Czech and English |
| Budget | 25,500,000 CZK[2] |
Plot
editThe film, about "overweight, love, and the love of food," focuses on twelve-year-old Ben Pipette, who loves food, plays in a band, and falls in love with his classmate Claire.[3]
Cast
editProduction
editThe film is produced by produced by Matěj Chlupáček of Barletta and coproduced by Czech Television, NOVINSKI and Novanima Productions.[4] Story is based on the book of the same name by French writer Mikaël Ollivier.[5][3] The screenplay was written by Petr Jarchovský, Anna Vášová and Barbora Dřevikovská, and the animation was done using a Nikon Z6 camera.[6]
Reception
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Living Large (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Život k sežrání - Tržby a návštěvnost". KINOMANIAK (in Czech). Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- 1 2 Kopáč, Radim (17 March 2019). "RECENZE: Život k sežrání? Jediná dieta, která opravdu zabírá, je láska". iDNES.cz. Mafra. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- 1 2 "Czech films win multiple awards at Annecy IAFF". Filmcenter.cz. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Život k sežrání: Český loutkový film Kristiny Dufkové se probojoval do soutěže v Annecy". Totalfilm.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ Lindner, Petr (26 May 2023). "Život k sežrání. Jak se točí loutkový film Nikony Z 6". Nikonblog.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "O slepicích a Žižkově. Festival v Annecy uvede čtyři české animované filmy". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 18 March 2024. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Na festivalu v Annecy uspěly české filmy Hurikán nebo Život k sežrání". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. 17 June 2024. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ Slavík, Petr. "Život k sežrání: Český animák získal prestižní zahraniční cenu". FandímeFilmu.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.