(1967)A
single day in the life of Professor Falconer who is mourning the loss of his 16
years partner, Jim.
I must
admit that this movie is wonderfully shot. First time director Tom Ford, famous
as the head designer for Gucci, really brings an aesthetic touch to movie
making. Every scene, every moment is extremely pretty.
Some of his
tricks are really unusual like an emotional use of colors. When something
happens that lift the mood of our very depressed protagonist immediately the
world colors get more saturated, more brilliant, before turning back a moment
later.
Colin Firth
is so good in the role that he got a deserved nomination for the best actor Oscar
but he didn’t won it in the end. I kinda agree with the people from the
academy, his performance is somewhat restrained by the heavy structure of this
movie while Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” flowed more naturally. Having said
that is still a great acting job.
The subject
is honestly very depressing and only the countless period details and the
minutiae of gay lifestyle kept us watching till an ending that is ridiculously stupid
and contrived. Here’s another reason why I’ll always be suspicious of artsy
movies, I don’t pretend an Hollywood ending but this I feel like the filmmaker just
played a joke on me.
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