"Six Feet Under" Nobody Sleeps (2003)

Director:

Alan Poul

Writers:

Alan Ball (creator)
Rick Cleveland (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Six Feet Under" (2001)

Original Air Date:

23 March 2003 (Season 3, Episode 4)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Robert Lamar Griffin's rare heart disease finally takes its fatal toll, leaving behind his boyfriend Kevin Lamb...

Plot Keywords:

Birthday | Artist | Dancing | Cardiomyopaty | Chinese Opera

Cast

Peter Krause	...	Nate Fisher
Michael C. Hall	...	David Fisher
Frances Conroy	...	Ruth Fisher
Lauren Ambrose	...	Claire Fisher
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Federico 'Rico' Diaz
Mathew St. Patrick	...	Keith Charles
Rachel Griffiths	...	Brenda Chenowith (credit only)
Lili Taylor	...	Lisa Kimmel Fisher
Ben Foster	...	Russell Corwin
Kathy Bates	...	Bettina
Dennis Christopher	...	Kevin Lamb
Peter Macdissi	...	Olivier Castro-Staal
Evan Handler	...	Scott Philip Smith
Anthony Vatsula	...	Bob Giffen
Dagney Kerr	...	Patty

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min | 51 min (DVD version)

Certification:

Argentina:16

Trivia:

This is the first episode in the series to have more than one writer.

Quotes:

Lisa: Nate used to be like that... sometimes you just have to hang in there and wait.
Claire: Wait for what?
Lisa: For them to grow up.
Claire: If I'd known he was going to be such a jerk I never would have slept with him in that crematorium.

Movie Connections:

Features "Baywatch" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Burning Down the House

Moments of Happiness

When the L.A. Lyric Opera lighting designer Robert Lamar Giffin dies of cardiomyopaty, his mate for twenty-two years and scenic designer Kevin Lamb proposes David and Nate to build the scenario of Turandot for the funeral services. Lisa decides to make a birthday party for Ruth and invites Bettina and Keith. Bettina takes Ruth for her first massage and she loves the sensation. Claire goes to a lecture of the famous artist Scott Philip Smith with her friend Russell Corwin, and later they are invited by their art professor Olivier Castro-Staal to join Scott and have some drinks. Olivier discloses his sincere opinion about the artistic veins of Claire and Russell.

"Nobody Sleeps" is a unique episode of "Six Feet Under", since I believe this is the first time that I see Ruth and Claire really happy and feeling well. Bettina is improving Ruth, and Claire seems to be coming-to-age and feeling very well in the art school. Nate seems to be frustrated with his marriage and fighting to have a good behavior, while David seems to be insecure with Keith. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Ninguém Dorme" ("Nobody Sleeps")