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When Did You Last See Your Father?

Original title: And When Did You Last See Your Father?
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.8K
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When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
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The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.

  • Director
    • Anand Tucker
  • Writers
    • David Nicholls
    • Blake Morrison
  • Stars
    • Jim Broadbent
    • Colin Firth
    • Juliet Stevenson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    4.8K
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    • Director
      • Anand Tucker
    • Writers
      • David Nicholls
      • Blake Morrison
    • Stars
      • Jim Broadbent
      • Colin Firth
      • Juliet Stevenson
    • 40User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 12 nominations total

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    Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent
    • Arthur
    Colin Firth
    Colin Firth
    • Blake
    Juliet Stevenson
    Juliet Stevenson
    • Kim
    Bradley Johnson
    • Blake (Child)
    Alannah Barlow
    • Gillian (Child)
    Christopher Middleton
    Christopher Middleton
    • Racing Steward
    Gina McKee
    Gina McKee
    • Kathy
    Elliot Avery
    • Peter
    Rhiannon Howden
    • Sophie
    Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher
    • Dr. Taggart
    Claire Skinner
    Claire Skinner
    • Gillian
    Sarah Lancashire
    Sarah Lancashire
    • Beaty
    Naomi Allisstone
    • Josie
    Matthew Beard
    Matthew Beard
    • Blake (Teen)
    Tara Berwin
    Tara Berwin
    • Gillian (Teen)
    Elaine Cassidy
    Elaine Cassidy
    • Sandra
    Richard Standing
    • Publican
    Olivia Lindsay
    • Josie (Child)
    • Director
      • Anand Tucker
    • Writers
      • David Nicholls
      • Blake Morrison
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    8standeman1984

    Superbly crafted film, great performances and genuinely touching

    No other actor could have played Jim Broadbent's part. He's fantastic as the stout father, who can never quite relay his intimate feelings and emotions to his son, who is played with understated brilliance by Colin Firth. Sarah Lancashire deserves a mention, who has a small part but delivers with consistent aplomb (she's great on the telly), and Matthew Beard as the young Blake Morrison, upon whom the film and book are auto-biographically based.

    As his father lays on his deathbed, the son recounts his childhood memories of the part his dad played in his life, whether funny, mean, sad or eccentric. Smart direction plus great lead performances, at least one of which is definitely worthy of an Oscar, adds to the overall emotional connection with the audience and culminates with a surprisingly touching ending, despite it's inevitability.

    Having seen the film with my mum, who not only read the book by Blake Morrison, but had a father much like the one portrayed in the film, I found it all the more connectible. But this is not to say it is not for everyone. I think we can all relate to the fathers who can never quite express how they truly feel, and the childhoods spent moping and dwelling on seemingly world-shattering things.

    The cinema i saw this in had about ten people at most, which is shocking! We need to see more British films like this, if just to keep the British film industry going. It deserves to fill a theatre and gain much more exposure than it currently has, regardless of those who might say it would have been better placed on television.

    It is a superb film, thoughtfully shot, very well written and a joy to be in the company of for all of it's ninety minutes. And yes, I cried at the end. Sniff. But maybe you will too.
    6claudio_carvalho

    Recollections of Father and Son Relationship

    The writer Blake Morrison (Colin Firth) has a non-resolved relationship with his bragger and wolf father Arthur Morrison (Jim Broadbent). However, when he is diagnosed with a terminal intestine cancer, Blake leaves his wife and children and travel to the village where he spent his childhood and adolescence to help his mother and his sister to take care of Arthur along his last days. The location brings recollections of his problematic relationship with his father.

    "And When Did You Last See Your Father?" is a sensitive movie about father and son problematic relationship. Through the recollections of Blake, the viewer understand the many unresolved situations that made him indifferent (or even hating) his flawed father that loved him indeed. In the end, it dawns on him that his father is gone and he will never see him again; and he grieves and regrets the lost moments he had along his life to stay with him. And you, when did you last see your father? My vote is six.

    Title (Brazil): "Quando Você Viu Seu Pai Pela Última Vez?" ("When Did You Last See Your Father?")
    9audresonmichael

    How to take a familiar subject and make a superb film from it

    This is a beautifully written, well acted but above all wonderfully directed film looking at a man who learns about himself by finding out about his father. Colin Firth plays a real writer who wrote an auto-biographical novel about his relationship with his father played by Jim Broadbent. It's not a spoiler to say that the father is dying because that diagnosis is given very early on. While the family waits for him to die, events take Firth's memories effortlessly through his past showing him played very well by young actors at 8 and 17.

    The events are funny and moving but restrained within a believable reality. Firth learns to live with his father's behaviour as we see that he isn't perfect either. It's positive about life without being sentimental, terrific film.
    10Seamus2829

    A Shining Path To Healing Age Old Wounds

    After seeing 'When Did You Last See Your Father?', I was reminded that I was relieved that when I lost my Father a scant four years ago, we parted on very good terms. This is a powder keg of a film that manages to spill many tears & hidden truths about a father & son. The story, taken from the true accounts by writer Blake Morrison,is about the love/hate, love/love, hate/hate relationship Morrison shared with his own father, played to perfection by Jim Broadbent (of many a Mike Leigh film). Besides the well written/adapted screenplay,top notch direction & superb acting by the entire cast, I really admired the photography, utilizing light & dark & positioning as a framing device. The films's editing is a sight to behold, too (the way the action cuts back & forth in time over a period of 30 plus years). Hopefully, when Oscar time rolls around next year, 'When Did You Last See Your Father' will be a prime contender for at least a couple of awards.
    8reelinspiration

    Ignores Hollywood Standards

    Reel Inspiration Review: When Did You Last See Your Father.

    When Did You Last See Your Father ignores standard Hollywood wisdom: Keep the title short and catchy. Avoid flashbacks. The action should be external, not internal. Make films that appeal to teenage boys. And most of all, don't do stories about old, dying people.

    In an article about what sells in Hollywood, an agent moans that she just can't read one more story about coping with aging, dying parents. The market was glutted with them. I couldn't help but think that this must be a very timely and heartfelt theme since it was popping up in so many scripts. Is it possible that there's an adult audience hungry for stories that help them deal with the hard issues in their lives?

    When Did You Last See Your Father is based on Blake Morrison's heart wrenchingly honest autobiographical bestseller. It is the story of the forty year old writer's attempts to resolve his troubled relationship with his father as he deals with his immanent death. Collin Firth courageously portrays the estranged son's sometimes unlikable sentiments of resentment, frustration, confusion, and disappointment tinged with compassion for his fading father. Being home brings back memories of coming of age in his charismatic father's shadow and discovering some hard realities about the man. Thanks to Jim Broadbent's dynamic performance, we can see why the son was once proud of him - even though he never felt his father's approval. Blake goes on an internal journey where he finds that he has some of his father's weaknesses. He must decide what kind of man he is to become. At first, the film's lengthy title seems to accuse the grown son of neglecting his father. But by the end, we discover that the title actually asks, "When was the last time you really saw your father - without your own feelings of inadequacy and resentment getting in the picture? When was the last time you saw love?"

    Movie Blessings! Jana Segal reelinspiration dot blogspot dot com

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      Matthew Beard wore brown coloured contact lenses in order to look more like Colin Firth.
    • Quotes

      Sandra: You should never ever wish anyone dead. What if it became true?

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      Cold Cold Feeling
      Written by JM Robinson

      Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd

      Performed by T-Bone Walker

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    • Release date
      • July 4, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Ireland
    • Official sites
      • Official site (United Kingdom)
      • Sony Classics (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • And When Did You Last See Your Father?
    • Filming locations
      • One Whitehall Place, 1 Whitehall Place, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Film4
      • UK Film Council
      • EM Media
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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,077,273
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $39,210
      • Jun 8, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,752,471
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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