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A Single Man (2009)

R 99 min  -  Drama  -   17 December 2009 (Israel)
7.5
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Ratings: 7.5/10 from 39,836 users   Metascore: 77/100 
Reviews: 200 user | 245 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com

A story that centers on an English professor who, one year after the sudden death of his partner, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.

Director:

Tom Ford

Writers:

Christopher Isherwood (novel), Tom Ford (written for the screen by), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Firth ...
Julianne Moore ...
Nicholas Hoult ...
Matthew Goode ...
Jim
Jon Kortajarena Jon Kortajarena ...
Paulette Lamori Paulette Lamori ...
Ryan Simpkins ...
Ginnifer Goodwin ...
Teddy Sears ...
Paul Butler ...
Aaron Sanders ...
Aline Weber Aline Weber ...
Keri Lynn Pratt ...
Jenna Gavigan ...
Other Secretary #1
Alicia Carr ...
Other Secretary #2
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Storyline

It's November 30, 1962. Native Brit George Falconer, an English professor at a Los Angeles area college, is finding it difficult to cope with life. Jim, his personal partner of sixteen years, died in a car accident eight months earlier when he was visiting with family. Jim's family were not going to tell George of the death or accident let alone allow him to attend the funeral. This day, George has decided to get his affairs in order before he will commit suicide that evening. As he routinely and fastidiously prepares for the suicide and post suicide, George reminisces about his life with Jim. But George spends this day with various people, who see a man sadder than usual and who affect his own thoughts about what he is going to do. Those people include Carlos, a Spanish immigrant/aspiring actor/gigolo recently arrived in Los Angeles; Charley, his best friend who he knew from England... Written by Huggo  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Friend | Suicide | Student | Death  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some disturbing images and nudity/sexual content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

(Israel) See more »

Also Known As:

Одинокий мужчина See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$217,332 (USA) (13 December 2009) (9 Screens)

Gross:

$9,166,863 (USA) (18 April 2010)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color  | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The glass-and-wood home that George and Jim shared is a real house in Glendale, California: The Schaffer Residence, built in 1949 by the mid-century Modernist architect John Lautner (1911-1994). See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The dancing ashtray: When the main character is in front of his class, the ashtray on the desk keeps moving from back to front depending on the camera angle. Obviously they shot the scene from one angle, went back and did it at another angle and in the meantime the ashtray had been moved. The intercutting of the angles resulted in the "dancing" ashtray. See more »

Quotes

George: Looking in the mirror staring back at me isn't so much a face as the expression of a predicament.
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Soundtracks

"Stormy Weather"
(1933)
Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler
Performed by Etta James
Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »