Little Children

Director: Todd Field
Writer: Todd Field (Screenplay)
Tom Perrotta (Screenplay & Novel)
Release Date: 17 November 2006
Rated R

 

Cast:

Kate Winslet as Sarah Pierce
Patrick Wilson as Brad Adamson
Jennifer Connelly as Kathy Adamson
Gregg Edelman as Richard Pierce
Sadie Goldstein as Lucy Pierce
Ty Simpkins as Aaron Adamson

 

Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Tom Perrotta, Little Children follows the family life of young, unfulfilled suburbanites, Sarah (Winslet) and Brad (Wilson), whose relatively mundane and protected lives intersect on the playgrounds, town pools and streets of their small community. When a brief encounter at a neighborhood park leads them down a fateful path, their lives, and the lives of their children, take a surprising and potentially perilous turn.

Trivia:

In the book Patrick Wilson’s character is called Todd. It was changed to Brad, probably because the writer and director of the film is Todd Field.

When the shot pans over Sarah’s books, they include John Updike’s “Couples” also about married couples in adulterous affairs in the suburbs.

In the novel, the character Ronnie bears very little physical resemblance to Jackie Earle Haley, being an overweight, balding chain-smoker who wears glasses. The novel makes the character even less likable and is a little clearer on whether he actually was involved in the little girl’s disappearance.

Awards:

Academy Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jackie Earle Haley nominated
Best Actress in a Leading Role Kate Winslet nominated
Best Screenplay – Adapted Todd Field and Tom Perrotta nominated

Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama Kate Winslet nominated
Best Film – Drama nominated
Best Screenplay Todd Field and Tom Perrotta nominated

 

 

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