Academy Award Nominee: Best Actor, Colin Firth
“Rapturous and remarkable”—Rolling Stone
“One of the best movies of the year”-Time Magazine
Woo! Two posts in one day-Leslie and I went and saw this last night at the Fargo Theatre. It was soooo beautiful. The score was beautiful and the story was heartbreaking. Not to mention I personally LOVE both Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. I really do think he should have won the Oscar for his performance. Movies like this are a reminder that love is love. Death is death. Nobody should get to judge who others decide to love.
Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, A Single Man is the story of George Falconer (Colin Firth, Academy Award nominee for Best Actor), a 52-year-old British college professor who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his longtime partner, Jim (Matthew Goode). George dwells on the past and cannot see his future as we follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters ultimately leads him to decide if there is a meaning to life after Jim. George is consoled by his closest friend Charley (Julianne Moore), a 48-year-old beauty who is wrestling with her own questions about the future. A young student of George’s, Kenny (Nicholas Hoult), who is coming to terms with his true nature, stalks George as he feels in him a kindred spirit. A Single Man is a romantic tale of love interrupted, the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition, and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life. Directed and co-written by acclaimed fashion designer Tom Ford (making his feature debut), based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood.
3 comments:
I saw Colin Firth on Oprah and you just tell that he was meant for this role. I can't wait to see it! Colin said he almost sent an email saying he didn't want the part... but then the refrigerator repair guy came to the door and he got distracted and never sent the email. He thinks now the repair guy was an "angel" sent to help him. Can't wait!
Vicky-it was AMAZING! My friend Leslie told me that story and I believe it. Please let me know your thoughts after you see it.
Is it sad that I have never even heard of this movie? Yes, yes it is. :) I might see it now though... thanks for the review!
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