A Single Man
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Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, is the story of a British college professor who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters ultimately lead him to decide if there is a meaning to life after the death of his long time partner, Jim.
What critics thought
Tom Ford's directorial debut earned broad critical approval, with reviewers largely agreeing that Colin Firth's restrained, interior performance anchors the film's lush visual style. Some critics noted imperfections alongside the beauty, and a handful anticipated that Ford's fashion-world origins would be a sticking point for skeptics, though most found his aesthetic sensibility in genuine service of the story rather than a distraction from it.
“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”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
“A Single Man is a film of tremendous style wedded to real substance, and rooted in Firth's affecting lead performance as a man trying to keep it together for one last day after his world has fallen apart.”
Nathan Rabin·A.V. Club
“Luminous and treasurable, despite its imperfections. An impressive helming debut for fashion designer Tom Ford.”
Variety
“An exquisite, almost sensual grief suffuses every frame of A Single Man.”
Bob Mondello·NPR
Accolades
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Tom FordDirector
Colin FirthGeorge
Julianne MooreCharley
Nicholas HoultKenny
Matthew GoodeJim
Jon KortajarenaCarlos
Paulette LamoriAlva
Ryan SimpkinsJennifer Strunk
Ginnifer GoodwinMrs. Strunk
Teddy SearsMr. Strunk
Paul ButlerChristopher Strunk
Aaron SandersTom Strunk
Aline WeberLois
Abel KorzeniowskiComposer
Christopher IsherwoodWriter
Eduard GrauCinematographyA Single Man
Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, is the story of a British college professor who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters ultimately lead him to decide if there is a meaning to life after the death of his long time partner, Jim.
What critics thought
Tom Ford's directorial debut earned broad critical approval, with reviewers largely agreeing that Colin Firth's restrained, interior performance anchors the film's lush visual style. Some critics noted imperfections alongside the beauty, and a handful anticipated that Ford's fashion-world origins would be a sticking point for skeptics, though most found his aesthetic sensibility in genuine service of the story rather than a distraction from it.
“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”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
“A Single Man is a film of tremendous style wedded to real substance, and rooted in Firth's affecting lead performance as a man trying to keep it together for one last day after his world has fallen apart.”
Nathan Rabin·A.V. Club
“Luminous and treasurable, despite its imperfections. An impressive helming debut for fashion designer Tom Ford.”
Variety
“An exquisite, almost sensual grief suffuses every frame of A Single Man.”
Bob Mondello·NPR
Accolades
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Tom FordDirectorColin FirthGeorgeJulianne MooreCharleyNicholas HoultKennyMatthew GoodeJimJon KortajarenaCarlosPaulette LamoriAlvaRyan SimpkinsJennifer StrunkGinnifer GoodwinMrs. StrunkTeddy SearsMr. StrunkPaul ButlerChristopher StrunkAaron SandersTom StrunkAline WeberLoisAbel KorzeniowskiComposerChristopher IsherwoodWriterEduard GrauCinematographyStream
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