Rent Olive Kitteridge: Series (2014)
4.1 of 5 from 159 ratings
3h 51min
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- Synopsis:
Academy Award winner Frances McDormand and Academy Award nominee Richard Jenkins star in the HBO miniseries drama Olive Kitteridge, a film by Academy Award-nominated director Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right). Based on Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name and written by Emmy winner Jane Anderson, this four-part drama tells the story of a seemingly placid New England town wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, told through the lens of Olive (McDormand), whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and a staunch moral center. Executive produced by the multiple Emmy-winning team of Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman along with McDormand and Anderson. - Actors:
- Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Ken Cheeseman, Ann Dowd, Adam J. Freeman, Donna Mitchell, Martha Wainwright, John Gallagher Jr., Peter Mullan, SerahRose Roth, Nancy E. Carroll, Sean Vincent, Rosemarie DeWitt, Patrick French, Marianna Bassham, Devin Druid, Zoe Kazan, JoJo Whilden, Brady Corbet, Calder Melvoin
- Directors:
- Lisa Cholodenko
- Producers:
- David Coatsworth
- Writers:
- Elizabeth Strout, Jane Anderson
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- TV Dramas
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Lesbian Cinema, Getting to Know :Tom Hanks, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Bill Murray, Getting to Know: Frances McDormand, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/02/2015
- Run Time:
- 240 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, Latin American Spanish DTS 2.0
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Trailer
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. Pharmacy
2. Incoming Tide - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
3. A Different Road
4. Security
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Reviews (2) of Olive Kitteridge: Series
FMcD shines again - Olive Kitteridge: Series review by BE
A quiet and morose production but not without humour. It mainly presents the dynamics between Olive and her husband, Henry. Olive is a harsh person who doesn't suffer fools gladly. She is not kind to her husband (or anybody else comes to that) yet you feel there is a soft and loving person very deep inside but she is never able to bring this to the fore. Henry obviously idolises Olive and tends to take everything she verbally throws at him. Although slow moving, the production holds the attention throughout. Frances McDormand can never do any wrong and in my opinion, is the best female actress in Hollywood today. Richard Jenkins as her husband and Bill Murray (who materialises towards the end) are also very natural and excellent players. I should think this production would possibly appeal more to an older audience but I could well be wrong.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Frances McDormand, you're the best! - Olive Kitteridge: Series review by DW
This has been, by far, the most enjoyable thing I've watch for a very long time. The HBO Miniseries are always of a reliably high standard but it was the starring role of Frances McDormand that appealed to me most. Through all 4 episodes she is in terrific form doing what she so uniquely does best.
Overall, the pace is enjoyably slow & time is taken to build up the characters & their relationships. Big jumps in time occur so it's intriguing to see how certain situations develop over time.
I've given 5 red stars to the 1st three episodes but I'd like to up that to 5 gold stars for episode 4 in which the scenes involving Bill Murray (who plays the part of Jack Kennison) were just the most watchable performances I've seen in ages. If I was an acting contemporary of Frances McDorand or Bill Murray I'd be dead keen to act with them & I'm sure the superlative performances from the other supporting actors creates the synergy that develop between really good actors.
If you don't watch it, you'll kick yourself!
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.