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Actor-turned-director Todd Field follows up his Oscar-nominated drama, IN THE BEDROOM, with this ambitious adaptation of Tom PerrottaÆs celebrated novel. Set in the imploding minefields of modern suburbia, LITTLE CHILDREN follows several inhabitants of a small American town as they fumble their way through adulthood. Numb-to-life housewife and mother Sarah Pierce (Kate Winslet) finds an outlet for her yearning in gorgeous househusband Brad Adamson (Patrick Wilson), who is crippled with insecurity over the fact that his perfect wife, Kathy (Jennifer Connelly), is the family breadwinner. When Sarah and Brad meet at the local playground one afternoon, a passionate affair is sparked. In a further attempt to reclaim his youthful fire, Brad joins a night football league with Larry Hedges (Noah Emmerich), a former cop who has begun to harass a convicted sex offender, Ronnie J. McGorvey (Jackie Earle Haley). These troubled lives eventually collide, causing each individual to take full responsibility for their not-so-responsible actions. Adapted for the screen by Field and Perrotta and artfully photographed by Antonio Calvache, LITTLE CHILDREN is a bitingly funny, and nakedly honest, critique of middle class dysfunction. Though the cast is universally superb, it is former child actor Haley (THE BAD NEWS BEARS, BREAKING AWAY) who steals the show. After only two features, Field proves that he is a truly gifted storyteller.Product Identifiers
ProducerAlbert Berger
EAN5017239194696
eBay Product ID (ePID)59540090
Product Key Features
ActorPatrick Wilson, Gregg Edelman, Sadie Goldstein, Kate Winslet, Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer Connelly, Phyllis Somerville, Jane Adams, Noah Emmerich
Film/TV TitleLittle Children
DirectorTodd Field
LanguageEnglish
Run Time132 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2007
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
ComposerThomas Newman
ReviewsEmpire - This is complex, thought-provoking cinema
ScreenwriterTodd Field
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleLittle Children
Director of PhotographyAntonio Calvache
WriterTom Perrotta
Consumer AdviceContains some strong sex and language