Life Upside Down Explained

Director:Cecilia Miniucchi
Editing:Anne Goursaud
Music:[1]
Distributor:IFC Films
Runtime:92 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$4,467

Life Upside Down is a 2022 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Cecilia Miniucchi. It stars Bob Odenkirk, Danny Huston, Radha Mitchell and Rosie Fellner.

Shot remotely during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the film premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2022. It was released in limited theaters and video on demand on January 27, 2023. It began streaming on AMC+ in April 2023.

Premise

In March 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns three couples are uprooted from their high-society lives. They are now trapped in their individual Los Angeles homes and are forced to spend all day and night with their significant other.

Cast

Production

Under the working title Worlds Apart, the film was shot during the COVID-19 pandemic remotely over Zoom in May and June 2020 in Los Angeles.[2] [3]

Release

Life Upside Down premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2021. IFC Films acquired North American distribution rights and released the film in limited theaters and video on demand on January 27, 2023. It began streaming on AMC+ in April 2023.[4]

In its opening weekend it grossed $2,419 at 27 theaters.[5] It went on to make a total of $4,467 in the United States and Canada.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cast & Crew. metacritic.com. 2024-04-09.
  2. Web site: Nicholson . Amy . 2023-01-26 . 'Life Upside Down' Review: Lotharios, Unmasked . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216032217/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/movies/life-upside-down-review.html . February 16, 2023 . 2023-02-16 . The New York Times.
  3. Web site: Bizio . Silvia . Bob Odenkirk Interview for Worlds Apart at the Venice Film Festival . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216032215/https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/bob-odenkirk-interview-worlds-apart-venice-film-festival . February 16, 2023 . 2023-02-16 . Hollywood Foreign Press Association. September 4, 2022 .
  4. Web site: Keslassy . Elsa . 2022-10-12 . IFC Films Buys North American Rights to Cecilia Miniucchi's Life Upside Down Starring Bob Odenkirk, Radha Mitchell, Danny Huston (Exclusive) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221024100818/https://variety.com/2022/film/global/ifc-films-north-american-rights-cecilia-miniucchis-life-upside-down-bob-odenkirk-1235400795/ . October 24, 2022 . 2023-02-16 . Variety.
  5. Web site: Domestic 2023 Weekend 4 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202190638/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W04/ . February 2, 2023 . February 15, 2023 . Box Office Mojo.
  6. Web site: Life Upside Down . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205092945/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4108550913/weekend/ . February 5, 2023 . February 15, 2023 . Box Office Mojo.