Saw A Single Man at the very retro City Cinemas Paris Theatre @ 58th Street. Director Tom Ford, the sartorial powerhouse who revived the flagging Gucci empire in the late '90s, proves that creative energy should never be stifled as he makes the transition from fashion to film.
The film is so stunningly shot; it lingers, but never indulgently so. And the men from costume to physique - are beautiful (Hello, Matthew Goode).
Colin Firth, in a defining role (forget all the bumbling Bridget Jones stuff), is extraordinary as the grieving 40-something English professor at a small California college in the early 1960s.
Admittedly, I've never actually seen a cinematic depiction of two men in love. But the film based on Christopher Isherwood's novel of the same name presents it as a story about just...love. (Above, a shot from the set, and movie poster)
Opens nationwide Dec. 25
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