2009 · drama · romance
A Single Man (2009)
Directed by Tom Ford1h 40m2009
Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, is the story of a British college professor who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters ultimately lead him to decide if there is a meaning to life after the death of his long time partner, Jim.
Our read: A Single Man (2009) (2009) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- signature
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