A Single Man
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This is the feature film debut from fashion designer Tom Ford (the man responsible for the overhaul of the Gucci label in the late '90s/early '00s and for setting up his own fashion house called, naturally, Tom Ford).
The film, based on the Christopher Isherwood novel of the same name, charts a day in the life of George Falconer (Colin Firth) a gay British college professor living in L.A. in the '60s. His long-term partner has just died, and George is carefully planning his suicide.
Starring
Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jon Kortajarena
Directed by
Tom Ford (feature debut)
Written by
Tom Ford, David Scearce
Festivals & Awards
BAFTA winner for Best Actor (Colin Firth), 2010.
(M) Contains Adult Themes | Drama | USA | Official Website
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The detail that goes into this film, from pouring a drink to closing his suite-case was masterful. The light was excellent, the director must have a love for photography. It is a little depressing but has a real hinge to it, life is about loss and loneliness. It gets a 5 as it was film that made me feel i watching a work of Art!
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Chicago Tribune
Some films aren't revelations, exactly, but they burrow so deeply into old truths about love and loss and the mess and thrill of life, they seem new anyway. A Single Man is one such film, one of the best of 2009.
Click to read full review.Empire (UK)
It sounds like a downer but A Single Man is exciting, emotionally alive filmmaking, a potent cocktail of style and substance. And Firth thoroughly deserves the Oscar.
Click to read full review.Guardian (UK)
Colin Firth is outstanding in a Christopher Isherwood adaptation, but some scenes in Tom Ford's stylish directing debut are outrageously ad-like.
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Rolling Stone (USA)
The film belongs to Firth. Uncanny at showing the heart crumbling under George's elegant exterior, he gives the performance of his career.
Click to read full review.Times (UK)
In A Single Man Colin Firth gives a performance of polished despair that fully deserves his Oscar nomination as best actor.
Click to read full review.tvnz.co.nz (Darren Bevan)
A Single Man is a slice of sophisticated cinema; it's slick (perhaps a little too much in places) but thanks to Colin Firth, it's a hypnotic film which will be cherished by many.
Click to read full review.Variety
Like the speck of sand that seeds a pearl, it’s the tiny fleck of kitsch at the heart of “A Single Man” that makes it luminous and treasurable, despite its imperfections.
Click to read full review.ViewNewzealand.co.nz (Matt Turner)
The film looks utterly gorgeous throughout, thanks to Eduard Grau's stunning cinematography and some impeccable 1960s set design work.
Click to read full review.Flicks.co.nz "A Single Man" Movie Review
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Andreas Heinemann, Flicks.co.nz
One of the highlights of the recent World Cinema Showcase, A Single Man heralds a bright new talent in the form of first-time feature director Tom Ford and also features the performance of a lifetime from Colin Firth. Whilst its experimental tendencies regarding both narrative form and aesthetic presentation situate it squarely in the art house, the film has the star power, emotion and style to appeal to a much wider audience.
Rookie director Ford is a fashion designer by trade, a trait that becomes obvious as he imbues every frame with a sense of visual mastery far beyond your average first-timer. Be it colour, composition or movement – Ford seems to have a natural ability to use the camera to create a vivid but tasteful milieu that works as both an eye-catching palette and an expressive representation of grief.
Firth received an Oscar nomination for his performance and was unlucky not to win for this turn. He plays his character with admirable restraint, merely hinting at the breakdown that is unraveling behind his stiff upper lip. Even more remarkable than his performance may be the fact that Julianne Moore is able to steal every scene she is in, high praise when she is paired with Firth.
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