Little Children is a 2006 American romantic psychological drama film directed by Todd Field. It is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta, who co-wrote the screenplay with Field. It follows Sarah Pierce, an unhappy housewife who has an affair with a married neighbor. Also starring are Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle Haley, Noah Emmerich, Gregg Edelman, Phyllis Somerville and Will Lyman.
Theatrical release poster
Perrotta and Field working on the script
Image: Kate Winslet By Andrea Raffin 2011
Image: Jackie Earle Haley at Wonder Con 2010 4
William Todd Field is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for directing In the Bedroom (2001), Little Children (2006), and Tár (2022), which were nominated for a combined fourteen Academy Awards. Field has personally received six Academy Award nominations for his films; two for Best Picture, two for Best Adapted Screenplay, one for Best Director, and one for Best Original Screenplay.
Field attending the 73rd Berlin Film Festival
Tom Perrotta and Field working on the script for Little Children, 2005
Field, Cate Blanchett, Sophie Kauer and Nina Hoss at Berlinale 2023