Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 11/23/2001(USA
Release Date: 08/13/2002
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 130 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Miramax
Character actor and noted photographer
Todd Field made his directorial debut with this emotionally powerful drama, which earned enthusiastic reviews at the 2001
Sundance Film Festival. Frank Fowler (
Nick Stahl) is a handsome and amiable young man who has recently graduated from high school and is spending the summer working as a lobster fisherman before heading off to college in the fall. Frank is also involved with Natalie (
Marisa Tomei), an attractive woman ten years his senior who is separated from her husband Richard (
William Mapother), though their divorce has not yet been finalized. Frank's parents, Matt (
Tom Wilkinson) and Ruth (
Sissy Spacek) wonder if it's wise for their son to be pursuing a romance that he won't be able to continue in a few months; Matt trusts Frank and leaves him to make his own decisions, while Ruth quietly but firmly registers her objections. One day, Richard snaps, and breaks into Natalie's home; when he discovers Frank is there, he viciously kills him. The wheels of justice turn in an unexpected direction, and Richard is released on bail, free to go his own way as he awaits his trial. Matt and Ruth are both deeply traumatized by the event; while Matt tries to deal with his hurt by retreating into his work and avoiding his feelings, Ruth instead becomes increasingly withdrawn, losing interest in her job as a music teacher and spending her nights chain smoking in front of the television.
In the Bedroom was adapted from the short story
Killings by
Andre Dubus.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
A Psychological Family Drama.
Character actor Todd Field makes his directorial debut with this psychological drama about family tragedy, rependence, and regret. Based on the book by Andre Dubus, Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson are a New England couple, who suffer every parents' worst nightmare: The tragic, untimely death of a child, when their college student son is murdered by the ex-husband of a beautiful older divorcee, of whom, he has been having a relationship with. Also starring Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, William Mapother, Celia Weston, Karen Allen, William Wise, and Veronica Cartwright. The towns of Camden, Rockland, Thomaston, and Wiscasset, Maine provide the perfect settings for the film.
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