In the Bedroom
In the Bedroom poster
Directed by	Todd Field
Produced by	Todd Field Ted Hope Ross Katz Graham Leader John Penotti
Written by	Andre Dubus (story Killings) Robert Festinger Todd Field
Starring	Tom Wilkinson Sissy Spacek Nick Stahl Marisa Tomei William Mapother William Wise
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date(s)	25 December 2001 (limited)
Running time	130 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

In the Bedroom is a 2001 movie directed by Todd Field and starring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, and William Mapother. It is dedicated to Andre Dubus and based on his short story "Killings." Image File history File linksMetadata In_the_bedroom_poster. ... William Todd Field (born February 24, 1964) is an American actor and director. ... Andre Dubus (August 11, 1936 - February 24, 1999) was an American short story writer, essayist, and autobiographer. ... Tom Wilkinson Tom Wilkinson, OBE, born December 12, 1948, is an Oscar nominated English actor. ... Sissy Spacek in The River (1984) Mary Elizabeth Sissy Spacek (born December 25, 1949 in Quitman, Texas) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. ... Stahl at the Terminator 3 premier. ... Marisa Tomei in The Guru Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... William Mapother as Ethan Rom William R. Mapother (born: April 17, 1965) is an American actor and former teacher. ... Miramax Films was a Big Ten film motion picture distribution and production company headquartered in New York City before being bought out by The Walt Disney Company. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining for the year. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... William Todd Field (born February 24, 1964) is an American actor and director. ... Tom Wilkinson Tom Wilkinson, OBE, born December 12, 1948, is an Oscar nominated English actor. ... Sissy Spacek in The River (1984) Mary Elizabeth Sissy Spacek (born December 25, 1949 in Quitman, Texas) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. ... Stahl at the Terminator 3 premier. ... Marisa Tomei in The Guru Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... William Mapother as Ethan Rom William R. Mapother (born: April 17, 1965) is an American actor and former teacher. ... Andre Dubus (August 11, 1936 - February 24, 1999) was an American short story writer, essayist, and autobiographer. ...

The movie was praised for the taut storytelling, strong direction and the acting performances of the main characters.

In the Bedroom was nominated for the following Academy Awards: Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ...

• Best Picture
• Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published
• Actor in a Leading Role (Wilkinson)
• Actress in a Leading Role (Spacek)
• Actress in a Supporting Role (Tomei)

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Synopsis

The movie is set in a sleepy fishing town in Maine, USA. The plot concerns a twenty-something man, Frank Fowler (Stahl), who is in love with an older woman with kids, Natalie Strout (Tomei). Fowler is going to college 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 midway through the movie he kills Fowler during a confrontation at Natalie's house. Richard is set free on bail which causes Fowler's parents, Dr. Matt Fowler (Wilkinson) and Ruth Fowler (Spacek) to become increasingly angry at seeing Richard running around town. Later their anger increases when they learn because of the a lack of a direct witness to their son's shooting, their son's killer gets off on a lesser charge since the district attorney may have difficulty in proving that Richard killed their son intentionally, as opposed to accidentally during a struggle (the defense likely argument). 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 interior of a lobster trap and the fact that it can only hold up to two lobsters before they turn on each other. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A lobster trap (British English: lobster pot) is an effective way for fishermen to catch many lobsters at once when lobster fishing. ... Subfamilies and Genera Neophoberinae Acanthacaris Thymopinae Nephropsis Nephropides Thymops Thymopsis Nephropinae Homarus Nephrops Homarinus Metanephrops Eunephrops Thymopides Clawed lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. ...

External links

• In the Bedroom at the Internet Movie Database
• In the Bedroom at Rotten Tomatoes

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