Affliction is an American feature film directed by Paul Schroeder in 1998. Screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by the writer Russell Banks . Starring Nick Nolty and Sissy Spacek , in the secondary role of alcoholic father Glen Whitehouse - James Coburn , who won the Academy Award for it [1] .
| Sorrow | |
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| Affliction | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Paul Schroeder |
| Producer | Linda Raysman |
| Author script | Paul Schroeder |
| In the main cast | Nick Nolte Sissy Spacek James Coburn |
| Operator | Paul Sarossi |
| Composer | Michael brooke |
| Film company | Kingsgate films Lionsgate Largo entertainment |
| Duration | 114 min |
| Budget | $ 6 million |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1998 |
| IMDb | ID 0118564 |
Content
Story
45-year-old policeman Wade Whitehouse ( Nick Nolte ) works in the small town of Lawford, New Hampshire . The sudden death of his mother depresses him, his alcoholic father Glen ( James Coburn ) begins to drink even more when this news arrives. Wade Margie's lover ( Sissy Spacek ) supports him, but the strange accident that Wade was embroiled in completely destroys the fresh life of a small town ...
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nick Nolte | Wade whitehouse |
| Sissy Spacek | Margie Fogg |
| James Coburn | Glen Whitehouse |
| Willem Dafoe | Rolf Whitehouse |
| Brigid Tierney | Jill whitehouse |
| Holmes Osbourne | Gordon Lariviere |
| Jim Tru Frost | Jack hewitt |
| Christopher Heyerdahl | Frankie Lacoy |
| Marianne Seldes | Alma Pittman |
| Mary Beth Hurt | Liliane Whitehouse Horner |
Awards and nominations
The film was positively received by the majority of world film critics and collected many film prizes and awards [2] :
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Notes
- ↑ The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners . The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Date of treatment February 6, 2012.
- ↑ Affliction (1997 ) . Rotten Tomatoes . Date of treatment February 6, 2012.