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A single man / Fade to Black Productions presents ; in association with Depth of Field ; produced by Tom Ford, Chris Weitz, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno ; written for the screen by Tom Ford, David Scearce ; directed by Tom Ford.

Summary:
"... Set in Los Angeles in 1962 at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, it is the story of a British college professor who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his longtime partner.The story is a romantic tale of love interrupted, the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition, and, ultimately, the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life."--Container notes.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9784339635386
  • Physical Description: sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 1 videodisc (100 min.) :
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
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.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Eduard Grau ; editor, Joan Sobel ; music, Abel Korzeniowski ; additional music, Shigeru Umebayashi ; production design, Dan Bishop ; costume design, Arianne Phillips.
Participant or Performer Note:
Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult, Ginnifer Goodwin.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for some disturbing images and nudity/sexual content.
System Details Note:
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio).
Language Note:
English dialogue ; optional English subtitles ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards Note:
Winner, Best Actor (Colin Firth), 2010 BAFTA Awards ; Winner, Best Actor (Colin Firth), 2009 Venice Film Festival.
Subject: Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 > Film adaptations.
Gay men > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
College teachers > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Grief > Drama.
Loneliness > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
DVD-Video discs.

Available copies

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