Trailer Rush: A Single Man
One of the most beautiful and mysterious trailers around, /Film completely got it right when they compared the preview for Tom Ford’s debut feature A Single Man to that of the Coen bros’ A Serious Man. Besides both movies having basically the same title and being set in the ’60s, each have these really ballsy ways of marketing themselves, a loop of car crashes and the sound of a head being smashed against a wall for Serious and a collage of silent actions for Single. Almost makes you think these studios are getting bold, or maybe they’re just looking for a new way to add some mystique to their non-blockbuster fare, get wider audiences interested. Either way, to someone like me, the method totally works.
Check out the preview attached at the foot.
A ’60s period piece, A Single Man has the same production designer on staff that AMC’s Mad Men has had for all 3 of its seasons, Dan Bishop. And it shows. The trailer has Mad Men’s same sleek but not necessarily glamorized aesthetic. Word has gotten out too, that, also like Mad Men, A Single Man will feature certain time-specific events–like the Cuban Missle Crisis and Psycho’s theatrical run–which I think adds a nice depth, especially considering the film’s main thread follows the conflict of Colin Firth’s character’s sexual preference. If the time period is relevant, why not flesh it out and make it a character?
As for the film’s visuals, it’s really no wonder they look so good. For 10 years Tom Ford was the creative designer for Gucci and was apparently the guy who built the brand back up when it was on the fringe of bankruptcy. Personally, I don’t really care too much about that, but it’s interesting, to see a guy so visually-oriented make the switch from fashion to film. And I’ve always been a sucker for style. Give me even a bad film that looks amazing and I’d probably err close to a 3star.
Oh, and get this: rumor has it that Harvey Weinstein guaranteed Tom Ford an Oscar for either Best Picture or Best Director when he bought the rights to his film–which to me seems like a pretty stupid thing to guarantee but, again, interesting. Especially that Firth already won Best Actor at Venice.
The picture also stars Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult (The Weather Man) and Matthew Goode (Watchmen, Match Point). And just take another look at that poster. Something about it. I could stare at it all day.
A Single Man will hit limited markets December 11th.
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