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A Single Man is a 2009 American drama film directed by Tom Ford. The film is based on the Christopher Isherwood novel of the same name and stars Colin Firth as the protagonist George Falconer, a gay British college professor living in Southern California. The rest of the cast includes Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, and Nicholas Hoult. The film is Ford's directorial debut.

The production design was done by the same team that created the production sets in Mad Men, which is also set in the 1960s.

The film premiered on September 11, 2009 at the 66th Venice International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Lion. Colin Firth was awarded the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor at the film festival for his performance in the film.

After the film screened at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, The Weinstein Company picked it up for distribution in the United States and Germany. They plan an initial limited run in the U.S. in December 2009 to qualify it for the 82nd Academy Awards with a wider release in early 2010