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A Single Man

After the death of his longtime partner, a British college professor in Los Angeles struggles to find meaning in his life. As he dwells in the past, he begins to contemplate suicide. A series of events and encounters will lead him to question if there really is a meaning to his life after all.

Corporate Author: Fade to Black Productions., Depth of Field (Firm), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Ford, Tom, 1962- (Producer, Screenwriter, Director), Scearce, David. (Screenwriter), Weitz, Chris, 1969- (Producer), Miano, Andrew. (Producer), Salerno, Robert. (Producer), Firth, Colin, 1960- (Actor), Moore, Julianne. (Actor), Goode, Matthew, 1978- (Actor), Hoult, Nicholas, 1989- (Actor), Goodwin, Ginnifer. (Actor), Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Published: Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
Subjects:
Gay men > Drama.
College teachers > Drama.
Grief > Drama.
Loneliness > Drama.
Film adaptations.
Summary: After the death of his longtime partner, a British college professor in Los Angeles struggles to find meaning in his life. As he dwells in the past, he begins to contemplate suicide. A series of events and encounters will lead him to question if there really is a meaning to his life after all.
Item Description: Based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Special features: Optional audio feature commentary by director, Tom Ford ; optional subtitled feature commentary by director, Tom Ford ; featurette, The making of a single man (ca. 16 min.).
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio).
Audience: MPAA rating: R; for some disturbing images and nudity/sexual content.
Awards: Winner, Best Actor (Colin Firth), 2010 BAFTA Awards ; Winner, Best Actor (Colin Firth), 2009 Venice Film Festival.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Eduard Grau ; editor, Joan Sobel ; music, Abel Korzeniowski.

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