A Single Man (The Weinstein Company) Release Date: 12.11.09

A Single Man is a 2009 American drama film directed by Tom Ford. The film is based on the Christopher Isherwood novel of the same name and stars Colin Firth as the protagonist George Falconer, a gay British college professor living in Southern California. The rest of the cast includes Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode and Nicholas Hoult. The film is Ford’s directorial debut. The production design was done by the same team that created the production sets in Mad Men, which is also set in the sixties. The film premiered on September 11, 2009 at the 66th Venice International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Lion. Colin Firth was awarded the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor at the film festival for his performance in the film. After the movie screened at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, The Weinstein Company picked it up for distribution in the United States and Germany. They plan an initial limited run in the US in December 2009 to qualify it for the 82nd Academy Awards with a wider release in early 2010. ———————————————————— Directed by: Tom Ford Produced by: Tom Ford, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno, Chris Weitz Written by: (Book: Christopher Isherwood), (Screenplay: Tom Ford, David Scearce) Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult Music by: Abel Korzeniowski Cinematography: Eduard Grau Editing by: Joan Sobel Studio: Artina Films, Depth of Field, Fade to Black Distributed by: The Weinstein …
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