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Film: In The Bedroom (2001)
Director: Todd Field Genre: Drama Also starring: Sissy Spacek (Carrie), Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinney), William Mapother, Tom Wilkinson (The Full Monty) Role: Frank Fowler Release date: Fall 2001 |
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Synopsis Frank Fowler (Nick Stahl) is a handsome and amiable young man who has recently graduated from high school and is spending the summer working as a lobster fisherman before heading off to college in the fall. Frank is also involved with Natalie (Marisa Tomei), an attractive woman ten years his senior who is separated from her husband Richard (William Mapother), though their divorce has not yet been finalized. Frank's parents, Matt (Tom Wilkinson) and Ruth (Sissy Spacek) wonder if it's wise for their son to be pursuing a romance that he won't be able to continue in a few months, but they love and trust Frank and leave him to make his own decisions. One day, Richard snaps, and breaks into Natalie's home; when he discovers Frank is there, he viciously kills him. The wheels of justice turn in an unexpected direction, and Richard is released on bail, free to go his own way as he awaits his trial. Matt and Ruth are both deeply traumatized by the event, and while Matt tries to deal with his hurt by retreating into his work, Ruth instead becomes increasingly withdrawn, leaving behind her job as a music teacher and spending her days chain smoking in front of the television. In the Bedroom was adapted from the short story Killings by Andre Dubus. |
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