In the Bedroom
In the Bedroom is a 2001 American drama film directed by Todd Field from a screenplay written by Field and Robert Festinger, based on the 1979 short story "Killings" by Andre Dubus. It stars Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, and William Mapother. The film centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler (Wilkinson) is a doctor practicing in Maine and is married to Ruth Fowler (Spacek), a music teacher. Their son Frank (Stahl) is involved in a love affair with an older single mother, Natalie Strout (Tomei). As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of an unimaginable tragedy.
Plot
In the Mid-Coast town of Camden, Maine, Matt and Ruth Fowler enjoy a happy marriage and a good relationship with their son Frank, a recent college graduate who has come home for the summer. Frank has fallen in love with a divorced older woman with children, Natalie Strout; Ruth is concerned about the relationship, while Matt thinks it is only a fling. The family struggles to communicate their feelings to one another, especially regarding Frank's relationship and schooling.
Awards
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author | Todd Field |
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award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Sundance Special Jury Prize for Acting |
contentLocation | Maine |
director | Todd Field |
editor | Frank Reynolds |
genre | crime drama |
keywords | bail hearing belong bleed break break in college graduate divorce drink even fish graduate school grocery store hear kill living room lobster fishing lock love move phone call return home seclude shoot wait young girl |
musicBy | Thomas Newman |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
producer | Graham Leader Ross Katz Todd Field |
productionCompany | Eastern Standard Film Company Good Machine GreeneStreet Films |
publisher | Miramax Films |
recordedAt | Maine |
theme | dance independent |