{"id":5229,"date":"2017-01-01T17:17:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T22:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5229"},"modified":"2024-01-21T13:25:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T18:25:44","slug":"a-single-man-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5229","title":{"rendered":"A Single Man-2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Single Man-2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Tom Ford<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #577<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70117297.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5230\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70117297-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70117297-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/70117297.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed January 1, 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Single Man (2009) is a dark film fraught with meaning and honesty-it is a very good movie. It is a melancholy film and a bit surreal, but worth seeing.<\/p>\n<p>The acting, especially from star Colin Firth, is first-rate.<\/p>\n<p>The subject matter involves being gay in the 1950s and 1960s and the ramifications of living a forbidden and secretive life.<\/p>\n<p>The intelligent film is based on the novel of the same name, written by Christopher Isherwood.<\/p>\n<p>The film is written as a sad tale of a day in the life of a gay man living in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Firth portrays George Falconer, a British college professor living in liberal-minded Los Angeles. When his much younger lover (presumably a student) dies, George plans to commit suicide.<\/p>\n<p>Moore plays his best friend and confidante, Charley, who is dealing with her demons.<\/p>\n<p>Through flashbacks, we learn about George and his lover Jim&#8217;s secret life together and the challenges that ensued. George also had a strange relationship with a male prostitute.<\/p>\n<p>We learn the path of life George leads following Jim&#8217;s tragic death- we also see them happy at one time.<\/p>\n<p>A Single Man (2009) is a bit of a downer containing a definite dream-like feel and is heavy on the flashbacks, but this is intriguing to the picture and not a complaint.<\/p>\n<p>A very good, but not an uplifting film.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best Actor-Colin Firth<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Spirit Award Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best Male Lead-Colin Firth, Best First Screenplay, Best First Feature<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Single Man-2009 Director Tom Ford Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore Scott&#8217;s Review #577 Reviewed January 1, 2017 Grade: B+ A Single Man (2009) is a dark film fraught with meaning and honesty-it is a very good movie. It is a melancholy film and a bit surreal, but worth seeing. 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