In the Bedroom (2001)
Starring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, William Mapother, William Wise, Karen Allen, Celia Weston, Frank T. Wells, W. Clapham Murray, Justin Ashforth, Veronica Cartwright
IHBM8.5Excellent
Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.
My review · Reviewed 04/06/2019
I think the brilliance of this movie are the things that are not said. So much of our lives involve thoughts that we don't speak of. This movie really takes off when the main characters - it isn't obvious until later who they are - are force to deal with the unspoken. And later, retreat back to it in a fantastic final scene.
It's hard to believe that Todd Fields hasn't done more films. I highly recommend Little Children.