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Overview
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Release Date:
3 November 2006 (USA)
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Plot:
The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations. full summary | full synopsis
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Dysfunctional Marriage
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 10 wins
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24 nominations
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Evokes genuine interest
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kate Winslet | ... | Sarah Pierce |
 | Patrick Wilson | ... | Brad Adamson |
 | Jennifer Connelly | ... | Kathy Adamson |
 | Gregg Edelman | ... | Richard Pierce |
 | Sadie Goldstein | ... | Lucy Pierce |
 | Ty Simpkins | ... | Aaron Adamson |
| Noah Emmerich | ... | Larry Hedges |
 | Jackie Earle Haley | ... | Ronnie J. McGorvey |
 | Phyllis Somerville | ... | May McGorvey |
| Helen Carey | ... | Jean |
| Catherine Wolf | ... | Marjorie |
 | Mary B. McCann | ... | Mary Ann |
| Trini Alvarado | ... | Theresa |
 | Marsha Dietlein | ... | Cheryl (as Marsha Dietlein Bennett) |
| Jane Adams | ... | Sheila |
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Rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, language and some disturbing content.
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130 min
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Color (DuArt)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R |
Ireland:16 |
Malaysia:(Banned) |
Singapore:M18 |
Australia:MA |
UK:15 |
Netherlands:12 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Argentina:16 |
Finland:K-15 |
Canada:18A (British Columbia) |
Brazil:16 |
Greece:K-13 |
Germany:16 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Chile:14 |
South Korea:18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Japan:R-15 |
New Zealand:R16
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During the final football game, when the Guardians defeat the hotshots from the Financial District, the tone of the narration seems intended to imitate John Facenda of NFL Films (in a tongue-in-cheek manner).
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Continuity: The handwriting on the envelope when Ronnie's Mum is writing her dying note to him differs (twice) from the original shot. It is seen three times: first when she is writing it (the N's are quite distinctive), second when he discovers the note in the case (it is clearly different) and thirdly after he has washed up and sits down to read it (it is different yet again). Also the handwriting on the envelope that Brad writes to Kathy differs between its two appearances. The first shot shows all capitals ("KATHY") while the second shot does not ("Kathy").
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Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)
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Battlefield Glory
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Relationship drama is on the menu and Todd Field is the waiter, with expert skill and neat presentation. 'Little Children' zooms in on suburbia, navigating the world of desperate housewives and husbands. The dish proves a pleasant diversion, with crisp performances and a tasty centre.
So tasty, in fact, that Little Children is one of the most interesting films of recent years. It is far from the greatest, and is not devoid of faults, but a genuine evocation of interest should be attributed to Field's story. Every character unflinchingly demands our attention. We want to know more about precisely everyone in the community. In the front row for fascination sits Ronnie, the resident child molestor, who pends between likable and freak. He is the overriding nominator for 'Little Children' – and his presence greatly upsets the parents.
Yet most salience is given to Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson as Sarah and Pierce – two lonely, bored and desperate housespouses who, in the midst of having nothing to do, innocently begin an extramarital affair with each other. Through calm narration, the film introduces Sarah as an anthropologist and remarks how she is different from the contingent of housemoms. However it becomes apparent that the director is the anthropologist and not Sarah. Indeed Field studies human relationships accordingly, interweaving loneliness, desperation, jealousy, lust and betrayal. Sarah, in fact, loses her 'objective' stance and melts in with the rest as she indulges in her passion with Brad.
It needs to be said that 'Little Children' often tips over into comedy and it is this refreshing edge that bumps it up to 8/10 on my scale. It treats serious subjects, such as pedophilia, infidelity and loneliness – but it does so with the spark in the eye. A consistent cloud of laughter seemed to hover in the air of my theatre at the Stockholm Film Festival and Kate Winslet was undoubtedly the catalyst. She gives a fine performance with excellent emotional transparency, layered skill and above all with an inherent funny bone that translates to a goofy woman. The humour is surprisingly in-tune even with the other characters with all their quirks and afflictions, such as child-molestation and online pornography.
Toward the end, 'Little Children' patiently crafts a sense of impending doom that deserves much credit. Nevertheless, the ending isn't the best imaginable. The film could benefit from being slightly shorter. Lastly the use of cute kids as tearjerkers is a disappointing cheap-shot used a little too often, and seems mostly a tiresome American phenomenon. Yet as a whole entity Little Children is a very interesting film that makes the best possible use of characters, relationships and suburban drama. Throw in a few exceptionally neat steadicam shots – Scorsese-style – and the experience is complete.
8 out of 10