''Too Romantic'' is a 1992 dramatic

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that

Todd Field William Todd Field (born February 24, 1964) 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 Award ...

created while a fellow at the

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. It was his directorial debut. It is a dramatic piece about a fifteen-year-old boy taking a road trip with his recently widowed grandmother. The piece is notable in that it was Field's first project as a writer/director and his first introduction to many of the collaborators he continued to work with on subsequent projects, including his

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-nominated features '' In the Bedroom'' and '' Little Children''.

Premise

''Too Romantic'' is about a fifteen-year-old boy taking a road trip with his recently widowed grandmother.

Cast

*Sean Murray as Tim *Mab Ashforth as Goose *Glen Vernon as Barney *Dorothy Blass as Lil *Scott Adair as Bell Man *Allison Duboise as Waitress *Alida P. Field as Swan Girl

Crew

*Film Editor, Barry Silver *Cinematographer Dave Perkal *Written and directed by

References

External links

* 1992 films 1992 short films Films directed by Todd Field American student films 1990s English-language films English-language drama short films American drama short films {{short-drama-film-stub