George Falconer in A Single Man

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fictional character film character

George Falconer in A Single Man is the melancholic, introspective British professor at the center of Tom Ford’s 2009 drama, portrayed by Colin Firth as he navigates a single day of profound grief and existential reflection in 1960s Los Angeles.

Aliases (1)

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character → film character →
adaptedBy	Tom Ford →
appearsIn	A Single Man →
basedOn	George from the novel "A Single Man" →
centralTheme	existential reflection → grief → loneliness → mortality →
characterTrait	introspective →
createdBy	Christopher Isherwood →
emotionalState	melancholic →
filmDepictionYear	2009 →
filmDirector	Tom Ford →
filmGenre	drama → romantic drama →
filmSettingCity	Los Angeles →
filmSettingDecade	1960s →
firstAppearance	novel "A Single Man" →
firstFilmAppearance	film "A Single Man" (2009) →
gender	male →
hairColor	brown →
languageOfCharacter	English →
medium	film → literature →
narrativeRole	protagonist →
nationality	British →
notableAwardAssociation	Colin Firth Academy Award nomination for Best Actor →
occupation	English professor → college professor →
personalityDescriptor	intellectual → reserved →
portrayedBy	Colin Firth →
relationship	Jim →
relationshipType	romantic partner →
residence	Los Angeles →
settingCountry	United States →
settingState	California →
sexualOrientation	gay →
sourceWorkAuthor	Christopher Isherwood →
sourceWorkPublicationYear	1964 →
sourceWorkTitle	A Single Man →
storyTimeSpanInFilm	one day →
strugglesWith	bereavement → social isolation →
teachesAt	California college →
timePeriod	1960s →
wears	glasses →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Colin Firth →	notableRole