April has forgone her dream of becoming an actress, and Frank hates his job - one where he places little effort - although he has never figured out what his passion in life is. Frank commutes to New York City where he works in an office job while April stays at home as a housewife. They live in the Connecticut suburbs with two young children. Frank and April Wheeler, in the seventh year of their marriage, have fallen into a life that appears to most as being perfect. Revolutionary Road (2008) Revolutionary Road: It's 1955.