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When Did You Last See Your Father?, 2007

When Did You Last See Your Father?

English

UK, Ireland

Rating:6.8
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When Did You Last See Your Father? can be described as bittersweet, sentimental, and sincere. The plot revolves around coming of age, parents and children, and family relations. The main genre is drama. In terms of style, it is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place in contemporary times. It is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book.

Summary of When Did You Last See Your Father?

Celebrated English actors Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth team up for this moving drama about a father and son. Based on Blake Morrison's autobiographical novel, WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER? bounces between the 1950s and the 1980s as Blake (Firth, BRIDGET JONES' DIARY) remembers all the good and the bad moments in his relationship with his dad as the man is dying of cancer. Oscar-winner Broadbent (IRIS) is Blake's father, Arthur, who seems to charm everyone but his son. He belittles and embarrasses the boy, and Blake's anger is understandable. But as Arthur begins to fade, an adult Blake struggles with his feelings for the man.

With WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER? director Anand Tucker continues his tradition of creating relationship-based dramas after HILARY AND JACKIE and SHOPGIRL. But while those two films centered on the relationship of sisters or romantic entanglements, this movie focuses on the heartbreaking dynamic between father and son. Broadbent's Arthur says some cringe-inducing things to his son, not the least of which is his frequent use of the name "fathead" in reference to Blake. Between Arthur's cruelty and the pain of watching him die, WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER? doesn't always make for easy watching. But Broadbent's talent makes Arthur an ultimately sympathetic character; he is a deeply flawed man who truly loves his son, though he is rarely sure of how to show that feeling. Fans of tearjerkers such as TERMS OF ENDEARMENT and BEACHES will certainly want to have a hankie nearby for this emotional film.

Details

Language: English
Country: UK, Ireland
Release date: 2 September 2007
Runtime: 92 min

Cast and Crew

Colin Firth as Blake in When Did You Last See Your Father?
Colin Firth

as Blake

Jim Broadbent as Arthur in When Did You Last See Your Father?
Jim Broadbent

as Arthur

Juliet Stevenson as Kim in When Did You Last See Your Father?
Juliet Stevenson

as Kim

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When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)

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When Did You Last See Your Father?: Official Trailer
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When Did You Last See Your Father?: Official Trailer

Critics Reviews

Entertainment Weekly
Taps into the conflicting feelings so many of us can have about parents who haunt us because they're difficult, which is part of what makes them irreplaceable.
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  • by: Owen Gleiberman
USA Today
Superbly acted, intelligently written.
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  • by: Claudia Puig

Users Reviews

Not as emotional as I thought it would be, this film was well done but had alot of flashbacks which hurt the film somewhat since it was hard to connect with the characters. This film played in mostly small theaters in the N.Y.C area and I have been...
  • 23.March.2009
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  • by: prozac pop
  • prozac pop rated this movie6/10Okay
This excellent British film boasts some of the best acting you'll see this year. The story concerns a blowhard dad and his sensitive son, and is told over a span of some 40 years. It's an offbeat story, but not told in a somber or depressing way; in...
  • 19.March.2009
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  • by: Vic
  • Vic rated this movie8/10Great
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