When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
"And When Did You Last See Your Father?" (original title)

The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.

Director:

Anand Tucker

Writers:

David Nicholls (screenplay), Blake Morrison (book)

Stars:

Bradley Johnson, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson

1 win & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bradley Johnson	...	Blake (Child)
Jim Broadbent	...	Arthur
Juliet Stevenson	...	Kim
Alannah Barlow	...	Gillian (Child)
Chris Middleton	...	Racing Steward (as Christopher Middleton)
Colin Firth	...	Blake
Gina McKee	...	Kathy
Elliot Avery	...	Peter
Rhiannon Howden	...	Sophie
Tom Butcher	...	Dr. Taggart
Claire Skinner	...	Gillian
Sarah Lancashire	...	Beaty
Naomi Allisstone	...	Josie
Matthew Beard	...	Blake (Teen)
Tara Berwin	...	Gillian (Teen)

Storyline

The writer Blake Morrison has a non-resolved relationship with his bragger and wolf father Arthur Morrison. 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.

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Plot Keywords:

death | cancer | time | hospital | love | 

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Taglines:

Between every father and his son there is a story to be told.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, thematic material and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [uk] Sony Classics [us]

Country:

UK Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

When Did You Last See Your Father?

Filming Locations:

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$39,210 (USA) (6 June 2008)

Gross:

$1,071,240 (USA) (17 October 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film4, UK Film Council, EM Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Quotes

Blake Morrison: [making a public speech] You know, my dad always used to say that being a poet is all well and good but it's no way to make a living.
Arthur Morrison: Too true.

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Connections

References Stairway to Heaven (1946)

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Soundtracks

"Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
Written by Jimmy Holiday, Randall Meyers (as Randy Myers) and Jackie DeShannon (as Jackie De Shannon)
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Performed by Jackie DeShannon (as Jackie De Shannon)
Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd

User Reviews

A competent but not very memorable film

And When Did You Last See Your Father? is a typical British drama, which is interesting but at the same time affected and a bit predictable.The only reason I decided to watch this film was because of the cast, which did not only include the brilliant Colin Firth and Jim Broadbent, but also Gina McKee and Juliet Stevenson, two little-known but talented actresses.The final result was a competent but not highly memorable film.

The best element from this movie are the performances, which are brilliant.After Firth and Broadbent, my favourite performance came from Matthew Beard, who brings a very credible and natural performance.I hope to see this young actor on more movies.Anand Tucker (whose previous film Shopgirl quite liked me)'s direction is solid, because he tells the story with a slow, but never boring, tone.

Although it is not very memorable, I think I can give a recommendation to And When Did You Last See Your Father?, because I liked it after all.In summary, this movie is interesting and entertaining, but nothing too special on the whole.