When Did You Last See Your Father?

2007 "Between every father and his son there is a story to be told."
6.8| 1h32m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 05 October 2007 Released
Producted By: Tiger Aspect Productions
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The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.

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Drama

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Anand Tucker

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Tiger Aspect Productions

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When Did You Last See Your Father? Audience Reviews

Clevercell Very disappointing...
MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant
Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
sifc33 I'm wondering why this movie didn't do as well in the states, or at least advertised more. I don't even remember hearing about it, when it was released, though that's typical with the American movie market.At any rate, I only heard of this movie by browsing through Colin Firth's catalog, and was pleasantly surprised.Really powerful performances on all accounts, and you can really develop a disdain for the "father" from the son's point-of-view. Their relationship was strained, and at the end of life their is an attempt to reconciliation.SPOILER The ending scene when Firth is alone, and remembering his dad as he's saying goodbye as a son/adult, is SO AWESOME. I totally started crying and was moved by the scene.
Rodrigo Amaro Coming on the same path of films like "Dad" (1989) and "I Never Sang to My Father" (1970), Anand Tucker's film "When Did You Last See Your Father?" is another good example of a picture about a man examining his life and father's life after his father's illness and realizing that he'll no longer be living and the way he must deal with him, a man he didn't liked much for multiple reasons.Colin Firth plays Blake, the son in his adult days as a writer, remembering his childhood and teenage years (played brilliantly by Matthew Beard) with his father (Jim Broadbent) traveling, or in moments with his family where in one way or another his sportive dad always make fun of him to others, and his affair with other women, which is the cause of this bitterness with his father since Blake adored his mother (Juliet Stevenson) so much. Will Blake leave this past behind and try to know better what his father is or he'll keep the same feeling even now that he's recollecting all this memories about his life? The movie displays a enormous sense of emotion, but nothing so tear jacker but that depends on your view of life or movies and your personal experiences. While the film was more interesting in portraying Blake in his teen years where we know why he became the man we know, in his adult moments it wasn't too much interesting, although the performances were great. I expected something more dramatic in those moments, just like the duel Gene Hackman and Melvyn Douglas had in "I Never Sang to My Father"; Blake could have a more face to face moment where he exposes himself to his father of why he didn't liked him and the impressions of the father on Blake too, this is missing and in terms of films it could have reach a higher note, a bright difference that would make of "When Did You Last See Your Father?" a more memorable experience. It has some clichés of the genre and even with that it succeeds in being a good film with some funny parts (the young Blake having sex with his maid and hiding her in the bedroom in what they called 'the sex patrol' made by the father every time he entered the room) and well constructed dialogs. Firth, Broadbent, Stevenson are all great in scene, but Matthew Beard is the key figure here, a rare young talented actor in the role of Blake, a teenager more interested in his books than in his father and other amusements. For those who can recall by the name he plays Carey Mulligan's friend Graham in "An Education", the one who's interested in her all the time but she doesn't care much about him, and as a coincidence she's also in this film in a bit part.I liked it, enjoyed a lot, even though it could have been more instigating story or try to present something I haven't seen it. But everything presented here made of "When Did You Last See Your Father?" a very positive and reflective film. 8/10
dilbertsuperman It's the English countryside and a young boy coming of age, it's a middle aged man coming back to see his father on his deathbed to confront his personal demons surrounding his childhood and the shortcomings of a man who was quick with a joke but a bit slow with integrity. This is a good tear jerker that hits all the right notes and is well acted to boot. It's dreamy, and bittersweet, not a lot of action but a ton of character development and overall a fine movie. I could have gone for a lot more skin with sex scenes to spice things up a bit but then all the blue haired grannies might choke on their biscuits and tea while watching it. This is a solid drama/coming of age/remembering your dad kind of affair.
martys-7 This is one of the truest depictions of the dynamics experienced by many fathers and sons. Based on Blake Morrison's autobiographical book, this relatively short film (90 plus minutes) depicts the love, anger, embarrassment, jealousy, and regret experienced by a son towards his larger-than-life father. Colin Firth gives a convincing performance as the successful London writer who must confront these conflictive feelings when he returns to the country home of his youth to be with his dying father and reminisces about their moments together while the truth continues to elude him. In another stellar turn, Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent is brilliant as the exuberant, self-confident physician father who despite his good intentions, generous spirit, and warm affection cannot win his son's love due to his insensitivity. An excellent supporting cast and the beauty of the British countryside further enhance this bittersweet slice of family life where love, resentment, and a regret are tangled in a son's heart and questions about his father may never be answered. The movie's main point and the reason for its success is to portrait its characters honestly neither as heroes nor as villains without providing an easy resolution.A must see for all those who have loved and lost their fathers. Although the film is not actually sentimental, there is a scene of raw emotional power between father and son that will move anybody to tears.