You have heard me rave about the love story portrayed in Chris and Don (here and here) and now we have another Isherwood inspired story that left me surprised at the depth of emotion shown on screen. Based on a novel by Isherwood, here we have Colin Firth playing George, a university professor in the 60's who is grieving his partner. The entire film is from George's point of view with only an occasional flashback to remember Jim. George is not "allowed" to grieve the loss of his love since homosexuality is still a closeted. Firth gives a master performance, with every expression, action and word mourning the vacancy in his life. Director Tom Ford does an excellent job as well in varying the color, focus and tone of each image to complement and accentuate emotion, without feeling like we are just being manipulated with cinematic effects. This is a rich and textured love story well worth seeing.
5 stars (out of 5)
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