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

Director:

Anand Tucker

Writers:

Blake Morrison (book) and
David Nicholls (screenplay)

Release Date:

5 October 2007 (Ireland)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

A parent and a child. The past and the present. Memories and secrets. Can you know someone for a lifetime.... and not know them at all? The life of a father. Through the journey of a son.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Death | Dying | Cancer | Hospital | Voice Over Narration

Awards:

1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Jim Broadbent	...	Arthur
Colin Firth	...	Blake
Juliet Stevenson	...	Kim
Gina McKee	...	Kathy
Sarah Lancashire	...	Beaty
Elaine Cassidy	...	Sandra
Claire Skinner	...	Gillian
Matthew Beard	...	Blake - Teen
Bradley Johnson	...	Blake - Child
Chris Middleton	...	Racing Steward
Elliot Avery	...	Peter
Rhiannon Howden	...	Sophie
Tom Butcher	...	Dr. Taggart
Alannah Barlow	...	Gillian - Child
Tara Berwin	...	Gillian - Teen

Also Known As:

When Did You Last See Your Father? (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

UK | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Canada:14A | Australia:M | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:M | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

Archer Street Productions

Trivia:

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

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.

Movie Connections:

References A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

It's Not Called "Gimmickery": It's Called "Craft"

I'm astonished by the miserable so-and-sos above who complain about the "overdone production" on this movie.

Anand Tucker and his crew have taken obvious pains to elevate a conventional story into a visual tone poem. Every shot shines with polish, care, and attention. If it said "A Ridley Scott Movie" at the beginning, the reviews would read "Scott brings his usual visual excellence to bear."

A terrific little movie, elevated out of its class, with nice performances (I especially enjoyed the underused Gina McKee, who is practically luminous in every scene).

Now, the rest of you get back to watching and praising the drab and visually tedious kitchen sink junk that the British film industry does "so" well...