In the Bedroom


In the Bedroom
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Todd Field
Ross Katz
Graham Leader
Written by Short story:
Andre Dubus
Screenplay:
Robert Festinger
Todd Field
Starring Tom Wilkinson
Sissy Spacek
Nick Stahl
Marisa Tomei
Music by Thomas Newman
Cinematography Antonio Calvache
Editing by Frank Reynolds
Distributed by Miramax Films
Release date(s) November 23, 2001
Running time 131 min.
Country United States of America
Language English
Budget $2 million
Gross revenue $43,368,779 (worldwide)

In the Bedroom is a 2001 American film directed by Todd Field, and dedicated to Andre Dubus whose short story Killings is the source material from which the screenplay, by Field and Robert Festinger, is based. The film stars Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, and William Mapother.

Upon its release the film was internationally praised for its direction, script, and overall good performances by the actors. It went on to become the highest grossing non-IMAX film in history to never reach the top 10 in a given week.[1]

In the Bedroom was nominated for the following Academy Awards:

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Plot

The film is set in Mid-Coast Maine. The story concerns a young man, Frank Fowler (Stahl), who is in love with an older woman with children, Natalie Strout (Tomei). Fowler is applying to graduate school for architecture but contemplating staying in town, working in the fishing industry to be near Natalie. Natalie's ex-husband, Richard Strout (Mapother) is violent and abusive.

Midway through the movie Richard kills Fowler during a confrontation at Natalie's house, following a domestic dispute. Richard is set free on bail which causes Fowler's parents, Dr. Matt Fowler (Wilkinson) and Ruth Fowler (Spacek), a choir conductress, to become increasingly angry at seeing Richard running around town. Their anger increases when they learn that the lack of a direct witness to their son's shooting allows their son's killer to avoid murder charges since the district attorney may have difficulty proving that Richard killed their son intentionally, as opposed to accidental manslaughter in a struggle (as the defense would likely argue). Later, Dr. Fowler, believing that the court system cannot bring justice for his son, hatches and executes a plan with a friend to abduct and kill Richard. The title refers to the rear compartment of a lobster trap known as the "bedroom" and the fact that it can only hold up to two lobsters before they begin to turn on each other.

Todd Field's secure grasp of the region and its flinty personalities combine to charge In the Bedroom with the ominous inevitability of Sophoclean tragedy[2]

Wins and nominations

  • Academy Awards:
    1. Best Actor (Tom Wilkinson)
    2. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
    3. Best Picture
    4. Best Screenplay - Adapted (Robert Festinger and Todd Field)
    5. Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)
  • BAFTA Awards:
    1. Best Actor (Tom Wilkinson)
    2. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
  • Broadcast Film Critics:
    1. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
    2. Best Film
    3. Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)
  • Chicago Film Critics:
    1. Best Actor (Tom Wilkinson)
    2. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
    3. Best Film
    4. Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics:
    1. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
    2. Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)
  • Florida Film Critics:
    1. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
  • Golden Globe Awards:
    1. Best Actress - Drama (Sissy Spacek)
    2. Best Film - Drama
    3. Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)
  • Independent Spirit Awards:
    1. Best Actor (Tom Wilkinson)
    2. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
    3. Best First Feature
    4. Best Screenplay (Robert Festinger and Todd Field)
  • Los Angeles Film Critics:
    1. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
    2. Best Film
  • National Board of Review:
    1. Best Director (Todd Field)
    2. Best Screenplay (Robert Festinger and Todd Field)
  • New York Film Critics:
    1. Best Actor (Tom Wilkinson)
    2. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
    3. Best First Film (Todd Field)
  • Online Film Critics:
    1. Best Actor (Tom Wilkinson)
    2. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
    3. Best Breakthrough Filmmaker (Todd Field)
    4. Best Director (Todd Field)
    5. Best Film
    6. Best Screenplay - Adapted (Robert Festinger and Todd Field)
    7. Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)
  • Satellite Awards:
    1. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
    2. Best Film - Drama
    3. Best Screenplay
    4. Best Supporting Actress - Drama (Marisa Tomei)
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards:
    1. Best Actor (Tom Wilkinson)
    2. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
    3. Best Ensemble Cast
  • Southeastern Film Critics:
    1. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)
    2. Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)
  • USC Scripter Award:
    1. USC Scripter Award (Robert Festinger and Todd Field (screenwriters);Andre Dubus (author))
  • Vancouver Film Critics Circle:
    1. Best Actress (Sissy Spacek)

DVD

References

  1. ^ Top Grossing Movies That Never Hit the Top 10 at the Box Office
  2. ^ Greenberg, Harvey Roy (30 April 2009). "I Know Not Seems". International Psychoanalysis. 

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