A Single Man

I know that it seems slightly late to put up a review for a movie which was screened a few years ago, and a novel which has been published for a good three decades. However, I, Anonymous, have read and watched A Single Man several times, only to be in awe at the beauty of the language and the skill of Tom Ford's direction. Each moment is captured perfectly, sometimes even too perfectly. The buildings, cars, fashion, make-up, direction and mood are all divine. 

The story follows George Falconer (played by Colin Firth), in a day of the life of an unhappy gay single man, as his partner, Jim, had recently died in a car crash, set in the time of the beatniks and bohemians. Julianne Moore acts as Charley, a close friend of George's, and serves as his confidante. This film essentially shows a troubled man, who is trying to build a personality to cope with his grief and sorrow, a grief and sorrow which society at that time did not accept. 

I don't know whether to tell you to read the book first, or to watch the movie first, however either way, it should please and move you as an audience. :)