''A Cooler Climate'' is a 1999 American

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directed by

Susan Seidelman Susan Seidelman (Born December 11, 1952) is an American film director, producer, and writer. She first came to notice with '' Smithereens'' (1982), the earliest American independent feature to be screened in Competition at the Cannes Film Festiva ...

starring

Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress. She has received many awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film F ...

and

Judy Davis Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress in film, television, and on stage. With a career spanning over 40 years, she has been commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Frequen ...

. It is based on a book with the same name by Zena Collier and originally aired on

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on August 22, 1999.

Award nominations

and

were both nominated for their performance in the film during the 6th Annual

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for outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries. They both also received an

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nomination for their performances in the film.

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