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Dec 10, 2009 · George is single. And he is a man. But he is also a homosexual, which helps set him and his lusting, fading body apart from almost everyone in his life.
- Tom Ford
Plot Summary. Set in Los Angeles, California, in 1964, A Single Man chronicles the last day in the life of a gay college professor named George. The story is written in both the third person and through George’s perspective, providing a unique view of George, his thoughts, and the events of his day. George wakes dissociated and refers to ...
George is a gay man at a time when being a gay man meant social death at best, and trial and imprisonment at worst. George is originally from England and has now relocated to California where he is a college professor. He has just lost the love of his life, Jim, suddenly, in a car accident.
Sep 19, 2023 · The film follows George Falconer (Colin Firth), a middle-aged English professor living in Los Angeles in 1962. George is mourning the loss of his longtime partner, Jim (Matthew Goode), who died unexpectedly in a car accident. Throughout the course of a single day, we witness George navigating his way through grief, contemplating suicide, and ...
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George is mourning the death of his partner, Jim, who was killed in a car accident. George has not come to terms with Jim's death and does not like the world without him. George is a professor at the local college and on this day - his last - he goes to work as usual to teach his class.
A Single Man is a 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood. Set in Southern California during 1962, shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis, it depicts one day in the life of George, a middle-aged Englishman who is a professor at a Los Angeles university. The university might reflect CSULA, where Christopher Isherwood taught for some time.
A Single Man is a 2009 American period romantic drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name 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.
