Celebrated English actors Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth team up for this moving drama about a father and son. Based on Blake Morrison's autobiographical novel, WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER? bounces between the 1950s and the 1980s as Blake (Firth, BRIDGET JONES' DIARY) remembers all the good and the bad moments in his relationship with his dad as the man is dying of cancer. Oscar-winner Broadbent (IRIS) is Blake's father, Arthur, who seems to charm everyone but his son. He belittles and embarrasses the boy, and Blake's anger is understandable. But as Arthur begins to fade, an adult Blake struggles with his feelings for the man.

With WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER? director Anand Tucker continues his tradition of creating relationship-based dramas after HILARY AND JACKIE and SHOPGIRL. But while those two films centered on the relationship of sisters or romantic entanglements, this movie focuses on the heartbreaking dynamic between father and son. Broadbent's Arthur says some cringe-inducing things to his son, not the least of which is his frequent use of the name "fathead" in reference to Blake. Between Arthur's cruelty and the pain of watching him die, WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER? doesn't always make for easy watching. But Broadbent's talent makes Arthur an ultimately sympathetic character; he is a deeply flawed man who truly loves his son, though he is rarely sure of how to show that feeling. Fans of tearjerkers such as TERMS OF ENDEARMENT and BEACHES will certainly want to have a hankie nearby for this emotional film.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Keep Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes

Distributor Notes: An accomplished writer and poet, Blake Morrison (Colin Firth) has come to his parents' home to spend a few final days with his dying father, Arthur (Academy AwardŽ winner Jim Broadbent 2001, Best Supporting Actor, Iris), a kind-hearted but-exasperating country doctor whose oftentimes boorish behavior has led to his son's increasing estrangement. Yet as Arthur slowly slips away, memories of their past - both good and bad - forces Blake to accept the possibility that his "immortal, invincible and infallible" father is, after all, only human, in this heartfelt and moving story, adapted from the bestselling memoir by Blake Morrison.

Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Colin Firth: British Actor
Jim Broadbent: British actor
Juliet Stevenson: British Actress
Gina McKee: Actress
Claire Skinner: British Actress
Matthew Beard: Actor, WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER?

Anand Tucker: Documentary Filmmaker

Elizabeth Karlsen: PRODUCER\"CRYING GAME"
Stephen Woolley: Producer, BACKBEAT (1994), BUTCHER BOY (1998)

David Nicholls: Screenwriter

Barrington Pheloung: Composer/"Truly Madly..."

4 stars out of 5 -- "Broadbent is a hoot as the bullish Arthur, while Firth brings a quiet dignity to the adult scenes. A superior British drama."
"[A]n emotional, often hilarious examination of those convoluted family ties with which most of us can identify in some measure."
"[A] wistful, miniature of a movie....It creates a provocative balance in the viewer..." -- Grade: B+
"[A] superbly acted, intelligently written and poignant drama....Based on the book by Blake Morrison, it's a tender, heartfelt, occasionally funny story that never strays into maudlin turf."
"A gentle tale gently told, WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER is grown-up, civilized fare."