
A Single Man is a movie directed by Tom Ford in 2009 and based on the book of the same name by Christopher Isherwood, first published in 1964. The movie features Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin, Nicholas Hoult, Paulette Lamori, and others.
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Storyline
On November 30, 1962, a month after the Cuban Missile Crisis, George Falconer is a middle-aged English college professor living in Los Angeles. George dreams that he encounters the body of his longtime partner, Jim, at the scene of the car accident that took Jim’s life eight months earlier.
Movie vs Book

Year
2009
Minutes
99
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb

Year
1964
Pages
192
Book Rate
8.20
S: Goodreads
Book
A Single Man
Author: Christopher Isherwood
Country: USA
First published in: 1964
Length: 192 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I’ve had nine of my books adapted to film, and almost all were enjoyable. I’ve been very lucky with Hollywood.”
JOHN GRISHAM (Writer)
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