A Single Man

12/11/20091h 40m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

Overview:

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.

Director:

Tom Ford

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$7,000,000.00

Revenue:

$25,000,000.00

Key words:

suicide
based on novel or book
professor
grief
suicidal
death of lover
teacher student relationship
lgbt
grieving
1960s
english professor

Cast

Colin Firth

~ as ~

George

Julianne Moore

~ as ~

Charley

Nicholas Hoult

~ as ~

Kenny

Matthew Goode

~ as ~

Jim

Jon Kortajarena

~ as ~

Carlos

Paulette Lamori

~ as ~

Alva

Ryan Simpkins

~ as ~

Jennifer Strunk

Ginnifer Goodwin

~ as ~

Mrs. Strunk

Teddy Sears

~ as ~

Mr. Strunk

Paul Butler

~ as ~

Christopher Strunk

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Reviews (2)

AG
Andres Gomez
Written 12 year(s) ago
7
Interesting and well edited story with great performances from Firth and Moore.
r96sk
Written 3 year(s) ago
8
This is a very good Colin Firth flick.

It's a nicely put together film, with a meaningful story portrayed strongly. Firth gives a big performance in the lead role, with him being the only standout performer - though the supporting trio of Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult and Matthew Goode are all solid co-stars. Jon Hamm, meanwhile, has a cameo; when I heard it, I actually thought it was Armie Hammer.

My only criticism is the (intentional, of course) colour saturation, which kinda made a few of the scenes look cheap (if still minorly effective) in my opinion. That's nothing major though, as I enjoyed watching this 2009 release.