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A Single Man (film)

A Single Man
A Single Man.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tom Ford
Produced by
Screenplay by
Based on A Single Man
by Christopher Isherwood
Starring
Music by Abel Korzeniowski
Cinematography Eduard Grau
Edited by Joan Sobel
Production
companies
Distributed by The Weinstein Company
Release date
  • September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11) (Venice Film Festival)
  • December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $7 million
Box office $25 million

A Single Man is a 2009 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. It is directed by Tom Ford in his directorial debut and stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for an 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, 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.

Taking place over the course of a single day, November 30, 1962, a month after the Cuban missile crisis, A Single Man is the story of George Falconer (Colin Firth), a middle-aged English college professor living in Los Angeles. George dreams that he encounters the body of his longtime partner, Jim (Matthew Goode), at the scene of the car accident that took Jim's life eight months earlier. After awakening, George delivers a voiceover discussing the pain and depression he has endured since Jim's death and his intention to commit suicide that evening.


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