Songs in Ordinary Time is a 2000 American made-for-television drama film starring Sissy Spacek and Beau Bridges. The film was written by Malcolm MacRury and directed by Rod Holcomb. It is an adaptation of the book Songs in Ordinary Time written by Mary McGarry Morris. Songs in Ordinary Time was entirely shot in Nova Scotia, Canada due to financial reasons. The film originally premiered on CBS on October 22, 2000.

Premise

Set in Vermont in the 1960s, the film revolves around of Mary Fermoyle, a divorced woman with three children to raise, who allows the secretive Omar Duvall enter her life. Duvall, however, may hide a huge secret.

Cast

• Sissy Spacek as Mary Fermoyle
• Beau Bridges as Omar Duvall
• Keir Dullea as Sam Fermoyle
• Tom Guiry as Norman Fermoyle
• Careena Melia as Alice Fermoyle
• Jordan Warkol as Ben Fermoyle
• Angelica Torn as Astrid Haddad

Reception

British website The Movie Scene gave the film three out of five stars. The reviewer critiqued almost every aspect of the movie, but Spacek and Bridges performances, stating: Songs in Ordinary Time is one of those movies which to be truthful is not very interesting, it is the sort of movie which plays out in front of your eyes and before you know it you are halfway through and you don t know how you got there. But in a way the reason why you get lost in Songs in Ordinary Time is because of who is in it as Sissy Spacek and Beau Bridges deliver such wonderful characters that you get caught up in their performances rather than what is going on.

Year	2000
ReleaseDate	2000-10-22
RuntimeMins	90
RuntimeStr	1h 30min
Plot	A struggling mother takes in a mysterious stranger. Is she opening her heart to love…or harbouring a criminal.
Directors	Rod Holcomb
Writers	Mary McGarry Morris, Malcolm MacRury
Stars	Sissy Spacek, Beau Bridges, Keir Dullea
Produced by	Craig Anderson,John David Coles,Michael Mahoney,Mike Mahoney,Marty Eli Schwartz,Laura Zaccaro,Christopher Zimmer
Music by	Anthony Marinelli
Cinematography by	Neil Roach
Film Editing by	Michael Brown
Production Design by	Veronica Hadfield
Art Direction by	Michele Brady
Set Decoration by	Tom Alway
Costume Design by	Kate Delmage
Makeup Department	Annemarie Cassidy,Sally J. Harper,Joanne Stamp
Production Management	Cindy Marcari
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Rick Courtney,Heather Harvey,Heather Houston,Marty Eli Schwartz
Art Department	Michael Cook,David Melrose,Andy Miller,Paul Vernon
Sound Department	Tim Chilton,Jim Rillie,Bob Costanza,Mark Friedgen,Kristi Johns,Terry O’Bright,Keith Rogers
Stunts	Randy Boliver
Camera and Electrical Department	Ian Bibby,Rick Gillis,Ruth Leggett,Alan Lennox,Paul Mitcheltree,Guy Godfree,Peter MacDonald
Casting Department	Jon Comerford,Judy Henderson,Robyn Knoll,Timothy Michals,Mary Jo Slater
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Deanna Anthony,Constance Moerman
Editorial Department	Joe McJimsey
Location Management	David Hyslop,Andrew McInnes
Music Department	Anthony Marinelli,Georgiana Ramsland,Allan K. Rosen
Script and Continuity Department	Elizabeth Tremblay
Transportation Department	Helen Taylor
Additional Crew	Craig Cameron,Chris Ward,Bridget Gillie,Taylor McIntyre
Genres	Drama
Companies	Columbia TriStar Television, Craig Anderson Productions, Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation
Countries	USA
Languages	English
ImDbRating	5.4
ImDbRatingVotes	181
Keywords	based on novel