The Station Agent
USA,
2003, 88 min
Directed by:
Tom McCarthyScreenplay:
Tom McCarthyCinematography:
Oliver BokelbergComposer:
Stephen TraskCast:
Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Josh Pais, Michelle Williams, Richard Kind, Bobby Cannavale, Lynn Cohen, Paul Benjamin, John Slattery, Paula Garcés (more)Plots(1)
Fin McBride (Dinklage), a loner with a passion for trains, inherits an abandoned train station in the middle of nowhere -- a place that suits him just fine because all he wants is to be alone. But that is not to be. Soon after moving in, he discovers his isolated depot is more like Grand Central Station. There's Olivia (Clarkson), a distracted and troubled artist, and Joe (Cannavale), a friendly Cuban with an insatiable hunger for conversation. With absolutely nothing in common, they find their isolated lives coming together in a friendship none of them could foresee. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2004 - Tom McCarthy (Best First Screenplay)
- 2004 - Kathryn Tucker, Mary Jane Skalski, Robert May, Tom McCarthy (John Cassavetes Award)
- 2004 - Mary Jane Skalski (Producers Award)
- 2004 - Peter Dinklage (Best Male Lead)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2004 - Tom McCarthy (Best Original Screenplay)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2003 - Tom McCarthy (Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic)
- 2003 - Patricia Clarkson (U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting)
- 2003 - Tom McCarthy (Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic)
- 2003 - Tom McCarthy (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2003 - Tom McCarthy (Special Jury Prize)
- 2003 - Tom McCarthy (SIGNIS Award Special Mention)
- 2003 - Tom McCarthy (Golden Shell for Best Film)