And When Did You Last See Your Father?

And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) is a British drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Anand Tucker and adapted from Blake Morrison's memoir of the same name. Colin Firth plays Blake, a poet who learns his father Arthur — Jim Broadbent — is dying of cancer.

Blake goes home. He and Arthur fell out years ago and never quite fixed it. Now, at his father's bedside, the past keeps breaking through: Arthur charming every room he walked into, Arthur making promises he'd forget by morning, Arthur being the kind of father who takes up all the air and leaves everyone else slightly breathless. Juliet Stevenson plays Blake's mother; Carey Mulligan turns up in a small early role.

The film resists settling the account — Arthur was difficult, vivid, loving, and selfish, sometimes all at once. Broadbent and Firth don't let it tip into easy sentiment. Stream And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) online on iFILM.