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:

Father Son Relationship | Secret | Death | Truth | Family

Awards:

1 win & 9 nominations

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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 | UK:12A | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Ireland:15A

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: And at the risk of getting sentimental I'd just like to say a quick thanks to my wife, Kathy, not only for her encouragement and support but also because she especificly asked me to mention her.
* http: //www.firth.com/father_mm.html - On this website there is a video from the filming of the film where a scene is shot and this piece of dialogue can clearly be heard.

This movie is about the complicated relationship a son can have with his father and how the son attempts to reconcile that relationship as his father is dying.

Very touching. Sweet and sad. Very intelligently put together - capturing complexity of a relationship with a father. Left me considering my own relationship with my father. Colin Firth carried his character very well. Mathew Beard did an excellent part in capturing the awkwardness of dealing with a father during adolescence. I like seeing the arc of the story captured through the flashbacks. It was like peeling an onion as we started to understand who the father - Arthur - really was s a person. The father was well played by Jim Broadbent. The character was really brought to life. I wonder if the book it was based upon goes into more details about the relationship with the sister and the mother by the son. These were only slightly alluded to but enough to give the viewer the sense of tension that exists in those relationships as well.