Colin Firth Acceptance Speech Venice Coppa Volpi 2009. Mostra de Venise 2009 Lion d'Or Lions d'Argent Coppa Volpi 66 fe. Les Lions d'Or et d'Argent 2009 Section “Venezia 66”- Lion d'Or du meilleur film à : “Lebanon” de Samuel Maoz (Israel, France, Allemagne) - Lion d'Argent pour la Meilleure Mise en Scène à Shirin Neshat pour le film “Zanan Bedone Mardan” (Femmes seules - Women without men) (Allemagne, Autriche, France) - Prix spécial du jury au flm “Soul Kitchen” de Fatih Akin (Allemagne) - Coupe Volpi du meilleur acteur à Colin Firth pour sa prestation dans le film “A Single Man” (un homme seul) de Tom Ford (Etats-Unis) - Coupe Volpi de la meilleure actrice à Ksenia Rapporport pour sa prestation dans le film “La doppia ora” de Giuseppe Capotondi (Italie) - Prix “Marcello Mastroianni” du meilleur jeune acteur ou actrice décerné à Jasmine Trinca pour son rôle dans le film “Il grande sogno” (le grand rêve) de Michele Placido (Italie)
A Single Man. Christopher Isherwood. Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood (26 August 1904 – 4 January 1986) was an English novelist.[1][2] Early life and work[edit] At Repton School, Isherwood met his lifelong friend Edward Upward with whom he wrote the extravagant "Mortmere" stories, of which one was published during his lifetime, a few others appeared after his death, and others he summarised in Lions and Shadows.
He deliberately failed his tripos and left Corpus Christi College, Cambridge without a degree in 1925. For the next few years he lived with violinist André Mangeot, worked as secretary to Mangeot's string quartet and studied medicine. During this time he wrote a book of nonsense poems, People One Ought to Know, with illustrations by Mangeot's eleven-year-old son, Sylvain. In 1925 A.S.T. Rejecting his upper middle class background and embracing his attraction to men, he remained in Berlin, the capital of the young Weimar Republic, drawn by its reputation for sexual freedom. Life in the United States[edit] After Many a Summer. Plot summary[edit] Cover of the US mass-market paperback The action revolves around a few characters brought together by a Hollywood millionaire, Jo Stoyte.
Each character represents a different attitude toward life. Stoyte, in his sixties and conscious of his mortality, finds himself in deep contemplation of life. Enlightenment eludes him, though, as he is ruled by his fears and cravings. ... every individual is called on to display not only unsleeping good will but also unsleeping intelligence. This is essentially Huxley's own position. Dr Obispo places great faith in science and medicine as saviours of humankind. Characters[edit] JeremyMr. Major themes[edit] These characters expose questions and answers depicting their various life philosophies until the climax in a Socratic method, while explorations of mortality, eroticism, class struggle, mysticism, and greed are all presented dispassionately throughout. A Single Man (novel) A Single Man is a 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood.
Set in Southern California during 1962, it depicts one day in the life of George, a middle-aged Englishman who is a professor at a Los Angeles university. The university in actuality is CSULA, where Christopher Isherwood was a professor for some time. GeorgeJimMr. StrunkMrs. StrunkMr. George, an English professor, is unable to cope with the despondent, bereaved nature of his existence after the sudden death of his partner, Jim. A SINGLE MAN de Tom Ford ** George ne se console pas de la mort de Jim son grand amour, le compagnon qui partageait sa vie depuis 16 ans.
Au bout de huit mois de chagrin et alors que "se réveiller le matin est devenu une douleur concrète", qu'il faut chaque jour se dire qu'il va falloir tenir jusqu'au bout d'une nouvelle journée, George décide d'en finir. Il va passer cette journée qui ne sera définitivement pas comme les autres à préparer méticuleusement son suicide. Faire des choses essentielles, symboliques et d'autres tout à fait quotidiennes et ordinaires. En outre, il assurera les cours de linguistiques qu'il donne à l'université de Los Angelès. Mais la vie, le destin, les rencontres, les imprévus font que tout ne se passe pas toujours comme on l'a décidé.
Pour incarner cet homme fier et blessé qui doit cacher sa souffrance parce qu'aimer un homme au grand jour quand on est un homme est encore inconcevable dans l'Amérique de 1962, Tom Ford a choisi le stradivarius des acteurs de grande classe. A Single Man - bande annonce Tom Ford - une vidéo Cinéma. A Single Man (2009)