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In the Bedroom

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Original title

In the Bedroom

Year

2001

Running time

130 min.

Country

United States

Director

Todd Field

Screenwriter

Robert Festinger, Todd Field. Story: Andre Dubus

Cast

Music

Thomas Newman

Cinematography

Antonio Calvache

Producer

Miramax, GreeneStreet Films, Good Machine

Genre

Drama | Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth, a choral music teacher. Their only child, Frank is home from school for the summer, working part time as a lobsterman to earn money for graduate school in the fall. He's also involved in a love affair with a local single mother, which throws his parents for a loop. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.

Awards: 2001: 5 Nominations for Oscar: Movie, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay

2001: Golden Globes: Best Actress Drama (Sissy Spacek). 3 Nominations

2001: 2 Nominations for BAFTA: Best Actor (Tom Wilkinson) and Actress (Sissy Spacek)

2001: 2 Awards National Board of Review: Best Director (Todd Field), Screenplay

2001: New York Film Critics Circle: Actor, Actress & Best First Film. 5 Nominations

2001: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Picture and Actress (Spacek).3 Nom.

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Critics' reviews

"Brilliant, lyrical, sensitive, literate and heartbreaking."

Rex Reed: The New York Observer
"An uncommonly good movie -- a thriller that transcends thrills to become a heartfelt and heart-stopping personal drama."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"Todd Field builds his movie with such confident vision that it’s hard to believe this is his feature directorial debut"

Lisa Schwarzbaum: Entertainment Weekly
"With performances that will raise the hairs on the back of your head, it's a film that knows the private geography of love, grief and obsession."

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"An astonishingly rich, detailed and grimly moving piece of work. Ms. Spacek's performance is as devastating"

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Must-see viewing for anyone who complains Hollywood doesn't make movies for grownups."

Lou Lumenick: New York Post
"Director/co-writer Todd Field shows us a lot but suggests even more as he finesses a long domestic drama that could have grown unwieldy (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Mike Clark: USA Today
"The story and direction are powerful enough. But it's the acting that takes In the Bedroom higher"

Desson Thomson: The Washington Post

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39 My Top 10 Movies from 2001 (67)

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