AFI Dallas International Film Festival - ‘When Did You Last See Your Father?’

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(Uk, Ireland, 2007, 92 mins)

Directed By: Anand Tucker

Anand Tucker tells a deeply affecting story about coming to terms with the past lives and sins of our parents.

As a sensitive 8-year-old, Blake saw his father, Arthur (Jim Broadbent), as something of an ogre. In a series of flashbacks, Arthur is revealed to be a self-centered man who jumps at the slightest chance of getting something for nothing. Blake suffers through awkward camping trips and irritating family holidays, never once receiving a word of praise from his father.

When his father falls terminally ill, the adult Blake (Colin Firth) is compelled to confront the difficult history they share. He comes to understand that in his own clumsy and offensive way, Arthur was doing his best to show his son he loved him. As Arthur’s health deteriorates Blake struggles to mend the wounds of the past.

Tucker avoids sentimentality in favor of a hard-hitting meditation on regret and the uneasy but powerful bond between fathers and sons.

Information from the AFI website

Some nearby drink specials on April 6th

• Ozona Bar & Grill: 4 pm - 7 pm: $1 off everything
• Spankee's : 5 pm - 9 pm: $2.50 beer & wells
• Trader Vic's: 5 pm - 7 pm: $5 mai tai's, zombies and bahias
• The Blue Goose Cantina (Dallas): 11 am - 3 pm: $2 Miller Lite
• The Green Elephant: 8 pm - 11 pm: $2.50 you call its

Some nearby restaurants

• Empire Baking Company (Dallas / Greenville & University)
• The Blue Goose Cantina (Dallas)
• Bubba's (University Park)
• Baker's Ribs (Dallas / Greenville & University)
• St. Martin's Wine Bistro

Some nearby events on April 6th

• Meadows Wind Ensemble - Happy 70th, Mr. Sargon, Caruth Auditorium (SMU), 3 p.m.
• AFI Dallas International Film Festival - 'JUMP!', Angelika Film Center & Cafe (Dallas), 2:15 p.m.
• Simone Sala Artist Certificate Piano Recital, Caruth Auditorium (SMU), 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
• Will Kelly / Chris Lehman / Tonee Bell, Barley House, 9 p.m.
• Brandi The Vampire Staker, Pocket Sandwich Theatre, 7 p.m.

Event posted March 11, 2008
Last updated March 11, 2008