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| Directed by | Tom Ford |
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| Based on | A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood |
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| Cinematography | Eduard Grau |
| Edited by | Joan Sobel |
| Music by | Abel Korzeniowski |
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Running time | 100 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million[3] |
| Box office | $25 million[4] |
A Single Man is a 2009 American period romantic drama film based on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood. The directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, the film stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of George Falconer, a depressed gay British university professor living in Southern California in 1962.
The film premiered on September 11, 2009, at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, where Firth won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and went on the film festival circuit. After it screened at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival, The Weinstein Company picked it up for distribution in the United States and Germany. An initial limited run in the United States commenced on December 11, 2009, to qualify it for the 82nd Academy Awards with a wider release in early 2010.[5]
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- ^ "A Single Man (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 8, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ^ Fleming, Michael; Swart, Sharon (September 14, 2009). "Weinsteins engage Single Man". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2009.