Tribute Sissy Spacek
IN THE BEDROOM
IM SCHLAFZIMMER
Todd Field
USA 2001
130 min
V'02
A character actor of some repute, Todd Field proves a writer-director of considerable sophistication with this austere yet visceral study of grief. As an upper-middle-class Maine couple coping with sudden tragedy, Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek match Fields direction with performances of exquisite precision and unblinking candor. The film dares to abruptly effect a gaping void and plunge the viewer into its chilly depths; even a dubious third-act detour is thoughtfully undermined by a purposeful lack of closure. (Dennis Lim)
Credits
- Tom Wilkinson - Matt Fowler
- Sissy Spacek - Ruth Fowler
- Nick Stahl - Frank Fowler
- Marisa Tomei - Natalie Strout
- William Mapother - Richard Strout
- William Wise - Willis Grinnel
- Celia Weston - Katie Grinnel
- Karen Allen - Marla Keyes
- Frank T. Wells - Henry
- Robert Festinger
- Todd Field nach der Kurzgeschichte «Killing» von Andre Dubus
- Antonio Valvache
- Will Riley
- Frank Reynolds
- Thomas Newman
- Rochelle Berliner
- Melissa Economy
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35 mm
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