In the Bedroom

The Fowler family is from the local aristocracy in a small Maine town. Ruth is a music teacher, and Matt, her husband, is a doctor. Their son, is about to leave for college, and is having an affair with an older woman, the mother of two. The opposite reactions from his two parents exposes the cracks under the family's happy facade. Todd Field's debut as a director owns its success to his work with the actors and the rare performances he manages to evoke from them.