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A SINGLE MAN is based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, it is the story of a British college professor (Colin Firth) who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner. The story is a romantic tale of love interrupted, the isolation that is an inherent part of the human
Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.40:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.56 x 5.34 x 7.5 inches; 2.72 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ CTR35383DVD
Director ‏ : ‎ Tom Ford
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Closed-captioned, Color, AC-3, Widescreen, Dolby, Multiple Formats, Subtitled
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 40 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ July 6, 2010
Actors ‏ : ‎ Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult, John Kortajarena
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002VECLVO
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
Reviewer: Grady Harp
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A stunningly brilliant film
Review: Now and then a film comes along that is so perfect as examined from every angle that restores faith in the art of motion pictures. Such is the case with A SINGLE MAN. Starting with the beautiful novel of a gay British professor's planned last day of life in Southern California by Christopher Isherwood, adapted for the screen by Tom Ford with dignity and the power to open up the subtleties of Isherwood's book without treading on the solemnity of the books message, directed by that same newcomer Tom Ford with conviction and identification with Isherwood's characters, and then acted with consummate skill by Colin Firth as single man George who is surrounded with an excellent supporting cast - this film is in a class by itself and hopefully those who decide on the awards for best film/best acting will honor it.George (Colin Firth) begins what appears to be a rather ordinary day for a teacher of English in a close by college, the voice over by Firth relates the routine of rising and facing another day of loneliness he has been experiencing since the accidental death of his young lover Jim (Matthew Goode), yet there is something unique about this day: George is preparing for his last day on earth as he sets out his funeral attire and his gun and other accouterments that suggest he is seriously going to end his life. He busies himself with getting to class, leaving money for his housekeeper Alva (Paulette Lamori), facing students who seem to be uninvolved with life in general and his course on Aldous Huxley in particular, then clearing his office and progressing with his exit plan. Little things happen: he observes his neighbors, the Strunks (wife/mother Ginnifer Goodwin, grumpy husband/father Teddy Sears, the annoying yet perceptive little girl Ryan Simpkins and brothers Paul Butler and Aaron Sanders) as they 'play at ordinary normal life'; he talks with his longtime friend Charley (Julianne Moore), an ex 'lover' who shares his life secrets and invites him to yet another evening of food and drink and thwarted seduction; he is followed by one of his students Kenny (Nicholas Hoult) who despite the age difference offers a sense of caring and need for closeness; and he encounters a young handsome Spaniard Carlos (Jon Kortajarena) whom he befriends but decides not to pick up as a physical diversion. Little incidents remind him of his longterm relationship with his beloved Jim and these reminders are magically captured in flashbacks in tonal colors that create a sense of aging scrapbook pages. How George's planned 'suicide day' ends gathers all of the beauty of this film in some moments as finely tuned as we are likely to ever see on celluloid.Colin Firth IS George and the subtleties of his characterization are almost unbearably beautiful to watch. His home feels like Isherwood's home in Santa Monica: there are even drawings by Don Bachardy, Isherwood's lover, sensitively placed in the set. Julianne Moore gives another brilliant performance as the distraught alcoholic aging friend of George, and Nicholas Hoult and Matthew Goode give us characters to admire and to love. For this viewer this is as perfect a film as is possible to make. Highly recommended on every level. Grady Harp, June 20

Reviewer: David LaFontaine
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The DVD of the film A Single Man starring Colin Firth is excellent and very worthwhile.
Review: The DVD of the film A Single Man is excellent. It includes a very informative special feature as well as commentary from the director, Tom Ford. The film is based on Christopher Isherwood's classic novel A Single Man, first published in 1964. The novel is about an older gay man whose life partner has just died suddenly. He is grieving and lonely, but he lives in a time period when his homosexuality must be concealed from his colleagues and his neighbors. The movie stars Colin Firth who was nominated for an Oscar and gives one of his greatest acting performances.

Reviewer: wolfgang731
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Haunting, lyrical - profoundly human
Review: This film took me by surprise. Being that this was Tom Ford's directorial debut, I didn't know what sort of expectations, if any, I should have had. That speculation was a profound waste of time. I like a great many movies but I love only a handful and this one falls squarely in the center of the latter category. I found it a profoundly lyrical and human exploration of the weight of loss, of the way we try to continue with a life that is now seemingly foreign because it is so jarringly incomplete; a study in reflective motion - the stranger in the mirror that shadows us. We witness how from the moment he wakes, George struggles to just exist in the most normal sense rather than live in the more extraordinary one. As he states early in the film "You see, my heart has been broken." However, we not only see it, we come to feel it. We are wholly sympathetic to him because, in many ways, he's all of us. Just like his loss, George's pain is universal and through that hole in his soul, we enter and come to know him. Colin Firth's performance is superb; a walking testament to weary resignation and automatic reflex. He operates by rote and instinct, struggling to reach the end of every minute of his day. The clocks in his world move ever so slowly and the monotone tick of the seconds hand reminds him just how much more of the day still looms darkly before him. Firth walks that very tricky tightrope with a character that can very easily become the embodiment of all that is maudlin while simultaneously failing to elicit even an ounce of compassion from the viewer. Caricature is one misstep away but he doesn't come anywhere near that pitfall. George is a sad creature, no doubt, but he's not pathetic; a dignified streak runs prominently through him. To those outside his reality, he's the same George they've always known and he dutifully embraces the charade. As his longtime friend, Charlotte (Charley), Julianne Moore delivers with her customary and unerring brilliance. Donning a first rate English accent and a sense of frustration for her ill-conceived affection for George, she struggles alongside her friend to hold on to a world that is slowly leaving her behind. Nicholas Hoult is a revelation as Kenny Potter, George's student; a young man whose own sense of isolation draws him to George and his detached and well thought out approach to life and human interaction. In him he finds a kindred spirit. As Jim, George's partner of 16 years whom we get to know almost exclusively through flashbacks, Matthew Goode offers an honest portrayal of someone whose capacity to love and be loved forever transfigured those around him. Now let us move onto Tom Ford. Where has this man been hiding all these years? He was born to direct. His unfailing attention to detail, his ability to frame a scene is fluid and innate. People go to film school for years for one third of what obviously comes naturally to him. From the first scene to the last, the film pulsates with a lyrical quality that renders it a true work of art and not just another movie. He has certainly set the bar very high for himself. Directorial debuts such as these, are rare indeed. We're not talking Redford in Ordinary People because for more than 20 years he stood in front of the camera. Ford's screenplay adapted from a source that many considered unfilmable is yet one more achievement. The art direction is another major player in the film and it is spectacular, indeed. Both interiors and exteriors brim with authenticity and impeccable taste. The same is true of the music score by Abel Korzeniowski and Shigeru Umebayashi. Though somewhat minimalist in nature it was far warmer and more melodic with just the right amount of melancholy underpinnings. Why this film wasn't showered with Oscar nominations I'll never understand because it more than deserves them. To say that I loved it, is an understatement. A Single Man is, without question, a true work of art.

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Movie!!
Review: Should have won an Oscar.I’ve watched it at least 5 times

Reviewer: Fernando A
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Opera prima de Tom Ford, basada en el libro del mismo nombre. Muy buenas actuaciones, producción, música, fotografía y dirección. Vale la pena comprarla importada si buscas hacerte de una buena colección.

Reviewer: vardi
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Quand un pape de la mode devient cinéaste, l'élégance s'impose. Pour son premier film (une adaptation de Christopher Isherwood), le couturier Tom Ford présente la collection automne-hiver 1962, à Los Angeles. Un défilé de plans savamment composés, pour une reconstitution ultra chic. Dans cet écrin de luxe, un homme souffre et s'étiole : George, prof d'université, hanté par le décès accidentel de son amour, son compagnon, dans un accident de voiture. Il songe au suicide : le temps d'une journée, de rencontre en souvenirs, les raisons de vivre et de mourir s'emmêlent...Tout, dans ce compte à rebours mélancolique, est raffiné jusqu'au plus petit détail : harmonie des costumes, des décors, tweed marron glacé sur maison d'architecte en verre et bois. Quelque chose cloche, pourtant, dans ce tableau plus que parfait... Le cadre froidement classieux étouffe l'émotion, malgré les efforts du réalisateur : tic-tac de l'horloge (ah ! le temps...), très gros plans sur un visage d'enfant (ah ! la vie...). Du coup, les thèmes du film — le deuil, la difficulté à vivre son homosexualité à l'orée des années 1960 — restent confinés dans les limites d'un bel exercice de style. Heureusement, il y a Colin Firth. Sa performance discrètement poignante lui a valu un prix d'interprétation au festival de Venise. (extrait de Télérama)

Reviewer: DADA
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: おじさんの孤独と悲哀。それだけなら昔の映画「鬼火」にもあるがここにあるのは、それを際立だせる背景の美しさだ。若い男性の恋人と死に別れ、何年連れ沿おうといわゆる「家族」ではないから葬儀にも立ち会えず、見送りもできない。鬱々と生きて、出会いがあってもそれをきっかけにしてその目は過去を見てしまう。前妻が良好な関係を築こうと虚しい努力をするところも、物語にスパイスを添えている。何気ない日常の描写の中に悲哀がにじみ出て美しい映像作品に仕上がっている。QAFのような作品を期待している人には期待外れ。人物の心理に寄り添って観ていくと、ラストシーンがより鋭利に突き刺さって深く心に残る。

Reviewer: Maximilien Lavigne
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This excellent movie is based on Christopher Isherwood's wonderful tale of a single gay man living in the early 60's.The movie stays true to the original plot and setting. You can tell the art direction put a lot of thought into picking the right costumes, furnitures, cars, buildings, etc. The producer also removed a few of the less relevant events of the original story to focus on its most important parts. I believe they should have cut into the dinner scene in order to spend more time on Jim's character, but that's just my opinion.Also, Tom Ford's marvelous use of colours to convey emotion is enough reason to see this movie.

Reviewer: erosle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Pese a ser de segunda mano es producto está en perfecto estado. Ha sido una buena experiencia comprar cine así