A Single Man.

A Single Man, Tom Ford's first feature film based on Christopher Isherwood's novel is for him a stunning debut as a film artist. The cast includes Colin Firth who plays the role of George Falconer, a stylish college English professor, who happens to be a closeted gay man. Julianne Moore in the role of Charley, George's best friend. Matthew Goode in the role of Jim the ex-Navy lover. Nicholas Hoult as Kenny the college student and finally the “better than James Dean”, Jon Kortajarena who also appears in many different TOM FORD adds.

A Single Man is full of amazing film stills, Ford creates a consistent visual style for his film and maintains it with single-minded rigor. Eduard Grau's cinematography (director of photography) is generally bleached of bright colors, as if it were under the spell of George's grief and depression; the only disruption comes during flashbacks or flickers of lust, depicted with sudden bursts of color. With Ford's eye for elegant composition, the movie is never less than visually appealing. George's world doesn't need to look gray to feel sad: The color-coordinated misery diminishes the anguish in Firth's beautifully calibrated performance.

“Mr. Ford’s single man might be less common than Isherwood’s, a bit too exquisitely dressed. But with Mr. Firth, Mr. Ford has created a gay man troubled by ordinary grief and haunted by joy, a man apart and yet like any other.” - NY Times

- http://edugrau.com/

- http://www.cinematical.com/2009/12/11/a-single-man-review

- http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/movies/06firth.html