When Did You Last See Your Father?
A tragicomic pas de deux of frustration, misunderstanding and perpetual grievance. Adapted from poet-novelist Blake Morrison’s memoir with pitch-perfect precision Jim Broadbent demonstrates his consummate skill as a charming father with a monstrous side, but it’s the haunted, anguished tenderness of his son (Colin Firth) that makes FATHER so riveting.
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Cast & Crew
Director: Anand Tucker
Producer: Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen
Editor: Trevor Waite
Screenwriter: David Nicholls, based on the memoir by Blake Morrison
Cinematographer: Howard Atherton
Music: Barrington Pheloung
Principal Cast: Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Claire Skinner
Filmography: Shopgirl (2005); Hilary and Jackie (1998); Saint-Ex (1996)
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Real., Jun 07, 2008
By Sabine Bischofberger
“Super great, but super depressing. Although not too depressing in the end considering the subject matter. I left pretty happy. The acting was all fantastic, and very real. It really left you feeling very nostalgic afterwards. So many flashbacks can be a bit dizzying. Oh, and Colin Firth in a bath”
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Sad but flat, Jun 08, 2008
By Sara Reiss
“This is a good story about loss and the past, and as much as, I love Colin Firth; I am not sure he was right for the part. The kid who played the young Blake was good. Instead of flashing all over time; I think it could have just been shot in the past and then him dealing with the present. Overall”
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