Seven years ago, critics and audiences were taken completely by surprise byA Single Man.
For his poignant performance, Firth was nominated for an Academy Award.
And we wonder, what does it all mean?
Merrick Morton
Is the book an act of forgiveness?
Or an act of revenge?
Ford was certainly intrigued, enough so that he optioned the books rights.
Merrick Morton
But it took him 20 years to express himself to her.
And what really spoke to me was the whole part about the choices we make in our life.
And how long we sometimes wait to make them.
Shes seen here in her sleek, modern-art-dappled home, as played by Adams.
I have obviously always admired Amy as an actress, Ford says.
But after working with her, she is breathtaking.
And of course this character is reading a book for most of the film.
So Amys face had to telegraph everything thats going on.
Her ability to do that, in that respect, makes her maybe the strongest actress working today.
Islas character, as the wife of the inside story, represents Amys character, the director says.
So I was thrilled that I got to cast both of them.
Ford enlisted theNightcrawlerandBrokeback Mountainactor partly for his ability to be convincing as someone in his mid-20s or late-30s.
And you could see why.
Ford promises an experience.
