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A Single Man by Christoper Isherwood

in Books

The first movie I saw this year was A Single Man, based on Christoper Isherwood’s 1964 novel. The movie was stunning so I put the book on my reading list and I’m glad I did. This is the first novel of Isherwood’s I’ve read. His Berlin Stories (which is a collection of two novels–1935′s The [...]

A Single Man

in Movies

Tom Ford, best known as a designer and creative director for Gucci and then his own brand, branched into feature films as a director and co-screenwriter for A Single Man. The film, based on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood, follows a day in the life of college professor George Falconer. George has lived in [...]

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Chris & Don: A Love Story

in Movies

Chris & Don: A Love Story chronicles the 30 year relationship between writer Christopher Isherwood (who wrote Goodbye to Berlin, which became the musical Cabret) and artist Don Bachardy. The two met and fell in love in the early 50s and stayed together until Isherwood passed away in January 1986. The image above is Don [...]

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