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TIFF 2009 Day 6: Tom Ford’s A Single Man

Despite getting lost with perfume ad fantasy elements and a constant flux of punctuating each scene with stylistic flourishes, A Single Man isn’t a case of all style and no substance – there is a “pinch” of substance in this admirable debut from fashion icon Tom Ford.

Eric Lavallée

Published on September 18, 2009

Despite getting lost with perfume ad fantasy elements and a constant flux of punctuating each scene with stylistic flourishes, A Single Man isn’t a case of all style and no substance – there is a “pinch” of substance in this admirable debut from fashion icon Tom Ford. The gorgeous-looking pic has found a sweet spot among fellow critics and the Weinstein Co. were quick to snap up the picture following Colin Firth’s Venice Fest win for best actor, but I couldn’t help feel that there were too many imperfections, especially the lack of narrative to make this the talk of the fest. Full review coming soon.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).