George Falconer (Colin Firth) feels lost. Not only is he still grieving
the death of his longtime companion, Jim (Matthew Goode), but he's also a
Brit teaching English at a California college. He's so distraught with
heartbreak that he's decided to kill himself, and proceeds to get all
his affairs in order while carrying on with what otherwise would be a
normal day. He gives an unusually forceful lecture to his class,
revealing enough that a perceptive student, Kenny (Nicholas Hoult),
senses something is wrong with the professor; collects his important
financial papers from his bank; buys bullets for a handgun he owns; and
makes a visit to his best friend (Julianne Moore). But throughout these
methodical preparations, George keeps running into people -- a
colleague's daughter, a attractive gay hustler, and the sympathetic
Kenny -- who offer him glimpses of why he should stay alive. A SINGLE
MAN is the directorial debut of legendary fashion designer Tom Ford.