A Single Man (2009)

Directed by

Tom Ford

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 1,673 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1962 Los Angeles, a gay British professor grieves the sudden death of his longtime partner. He goes through a single day with his memories and decides whether to keep living.

melancholicintimateslow-burnvisually lushcontemplativeelegiacquietemotionally raw

What happens

A Single Man is a 2009 American period romantic drama film based on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood. The directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, the film stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of George Falconer, a depressed gay British university professor living in Southern California in 1962. The film premiered on September 11, 2009, at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, where Firth won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and went on the film festival circuit. After it screened at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival, The Weinstein Company picked it up for distribution in the United States and Germany. An initial limited run in the United States commenced on December 11, 2009, to qualify it for the 82nd Academy Awards with a wider release in early 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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