Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

A Single Man (2009)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Tom Ford
Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode
Running time: 100 minutes


 

Based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood, A Single Man tells the story of George Falconer, a gay British university professor living in the Southern California of 1962. He is deeply depressed following the death of his lover in a car accident and he is contemplating suicide.

The quality of this film relies greatly on the acting performance offered by Colin Firth. He is totally believable as George Falconer. Julianne Moore, on the other hand, is uncharacteristically bad. The fake accent and the over-the-top acting almost ruined this for me. Thankfully, she was not a focal point of the film.

The pace of A Single Man is slow and deliberate, but delivers a lot of emotions that are worth investing into if that is your thing.

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