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In the Bedroom

Country: USA, Language: English, 130 mins

  • Director: Todd Field
  • Writer: Andre Dubus; Robert Festinger
  • Producer: Stephen Dembitzer; Ted Hope

CGiii Comment

This is a Spacek masterclass - as the grieving mother, as the wilful wife.

Field has paced this drama perfectly.

It's not easy to watch because no-one would want to be in this situation.

There are no gimmicks - just a very strong story with top-notch actors and a clear message.

Whether you agree with the outcome or not - it is a mature response and one side of an argument that will go on forever.

Quality.


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The(ir) Blurb...

In idyllic Mid-Coast Maine, the Fowler family's only son Frank comes home from his freshman year at college for summer vacation. His mother Ruth, the school choir director, is unhappy with Frank dating soon-to-be divorced mother Natalie who is several years his senior, but Frank's father Matt, the town doctor, doesn't see a problem. While Frank considers holding off his future for Natalie, her jilted husband causes them all problems until an unthinkable tragedy shakes the community to its very core.

Cast & Characters

Tom Wilkinson as Matt Fowler;
Sissy Spacek as Ruth Fowler;
Nick Stahl as Frank Fowler;
Marisa Tomei as Natalie Strout;
William Mapother as Richard Strout;
William Wise as Willis Grinnel;
Celia Weston as Katie Grinnel;
Karen Allen as Marla Keyes;
Frank T. Wells as Henry;
W. Clapham Murray as Carl;
Justin Ashforth as Tim Bryson;
Terry A. Burgess as District Attorney;
Jonathan Walsh as Father McCasslin;
Diane E. Hamlin as Davis' Assistant;
Camden Munson as Jason Strout