A Single Man (2009)

Director:

Tom Ford

Writers:

Tom Ford (screenplay)
Christopher Isherwood (novel)

Release Date:

12 February 2010 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A story that centers on an English professor who, after the sudden death of his partner tries to go about his typical day in Los Angeles. |

Plot Keywords:

Death | Suicide | Male Nudity | Car Accident | Skinny Dipping

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Colin Firth	...	George
Julianne Moore	...	Charley
Nicholas Hoult	...	Kenny
Matthew Goode	...	Jim
Jon Kortajarena	...	Carlos
Paulette Lamori	...	Alva
Ryan Simpkins	...	Jennifer Strunk
Ginnifer Goodwin	...	Mrs. Strunk
Teddy Sears	...	Mr. Strunk
Paul Butler	...	Christopher Strunk
Aaron Sanders	...	Tom Strunk
Keri Lynn Pratt	...	Blonde Secretary
Jenna Gavigan	...	Other Secretary No. 1
Alicia Carr	...	Other Secretary No. 2
Lee Pace	...	Grant

MPAA:

Rated R for some disturbing images and nudity/sexual content.

Runtime:

101 min | Canada:99 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45427) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Artina Films

Trivia:

Despite having produced many movies, this is the first time Chris Weitz has worked as a producer on a feature film, without his brother Paul Weitz's involvement.

Movie Connections:

References Psycho (1960)

Colin Firth

Tom Ford's debut has an immediate effect and an after effect. We are taken immediately by the "preciousness" of the image. Limpid, exquisite and slightly detached. The after effect is a whole other story. Colin Firth's face comes to haunt you. His pain and his deep period of reflection has a powerful, contagious effect. Colin Firth creates a character that contains a doses of his D'Arcy of Pride and Prejudice and a pinch of his Adrian LeDuc of Apartment Zero but the rest is totally inedited. His middle age man that spends a day drowning in a memory that tortures him has a resonance that touches countless personal memories. Love without other implications, because love is all there is. I applauded until my hands hurt when I found out that Firth had won the Copa Volpi at the 2009 Venice Film Fest for this role. This was so richly deserved. I doubt I'll see a better performance this year. Bravo!