A Single Man

For entrepreneur Tom Ford creating masterpieces come easy regardless the medium. The mastermind behind the Tom Ford brand, [Tom] Ford has distinguished himself as a man of refinement who fully values the importance of looking good but, more importantly looking good with an unsurpassed sophistication. Bringing his distinctive and supreme elegance to the filmmaking medium with his co-writing and directing debut “A Single Man,” [Tom] Ford showcases his limitless talent not just a man of fashion but, of vision that’s emotive and classic.

Adapted to the screen from the novel of the same name “A Single Man” seduces audiences with the story of George Carlyle Falconer (Colin Firth), a gay Los Angeles college English professor whose contemplating suicide in the wake of his lover Jim (Matthew Goode) unexpected death. In the course of his suicide contemplation George finds himself reconsidering taking his life after becoming more self aware of his friend Charlotte’s (Julianne Moore) admiration for him and even that of one of his students Kenny Powers (Nicholas Hoult) who gives him the strength to move on from Jims passing.

Easily one of the best period pieces ever produced, “A Single Man” is an gorgeous adaptation that unequivocally showcases the grand empowerment of the sixties era but, also that difficult transition that comes with letting go in love. Tom Ford did everything right with “A Single Man.” The first time filmmaker brings a exclusive voice of reason to “A Single Man,” one which complicated and affecting that’ll enthusiastically touch the heart of audiences everywhere.

Being a great enthusiast for Tom Ford and his brand, I can personally see why the designer turned filmmaker would choose “A Single Man” as his debut feature. Possessing this exclusive distinctiveness that is truly eye catching the film looks like a “live-action” fashion spread heavy on modishness and purity. A moments throughout its hard not to be almost “star struck” by the way Ford and co. capture the chic exceptionality of sixties Los Angeles. One moment that found Colin Firths character walking in front of a building billboard that featured Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” was stunning and in itself looked like something straight out of magazine advertisement.

Some might think that at this point “A Single Man’s” great accomplishment is its visual integrity and by all means the film is much more than just a visual tour de force. Fronted by two marvelous performances by Colin Firth and Julianne Moore, “A Single Man” becomes a dramatic success that’ll astound audiences with his visual artistry and its literary narrative that looks at the impenetrability that comes with falling in love.