Julia roberts, chris cooper and a little somebody called meryl streep. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of meryl streep, julia roberts, ewan. A look at the lives of the strongwilled women of the weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Osage county tells the dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the. Osage county 2014, drama released in english language in theatre near you in bengaluru. Osage county is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Osage county farmhouse in oklahoma the new meryl streepjulia roberts movie august. The film is a series of brutally intense encounters between people who probably still love each other in vaguely undefined ways and express it through bitter. Osage county tells the dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the strongwilled women of the weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the midwest house they grew up in, and to. Osage county beginning our new daily series looking ahead to the key movies of the 2014 awards season.
Starring academyaward winners meryl streep, julia roberts and chris cooper, academyaward. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Osage county, the screen adaptation of tracy lettss pulitzer prizewinning 2007 drama of family dysfunction. The child comes home and the parent puts the hooks in him. Osage county is a remarkable dark comedy directed by multiemmy winning john wells the company men and based on the pulitzer prize winning play of the same name by tracy letts bug. Daughters barbara julia roberts, karen juliette lewis and ivy julianne nicholson along with their significant others and various other kin take the full brunt of their dysfunctional matriarchs venom, for violet tells every one. In a screenplay adapted from her own stage play tracy letts dramatises a reunion of sorts, as. I suspect, based on my reading of the play i have not seen the production, that this might be the case with tracy letts pulitzer prizewinning play, august. It had its broadway debut at the imperial theater on december 4, 2007, and the production transferred to the music box. The film premiered at the 20 toronto international film festival. Osage county stars meryl streep, julia roberts, ewan mcgregor, chris cooper the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and received a score of 58 out.
But this film has already been out for months in the us, and theres no. John wells the west wing, er second featurelength directing effort, august. Feature and deleted scenes commentary with director john wells and cinematographer adriano goldman the making of august. Osage county 2014 in cinemas january 1 follow roadshow films online. Osage county 2 hours and 01 minutes movie 2014 violet weston meryl streep has cancer and a propensity for pills and alcohol. The dialogue is superb, the film is sprinkled with memorable one liners worthy of this great writer, tracy letts, who received the pulitzer prize for drama for the original.
Osage county brokeback mountain composer gustavo santaolalla is sure to come up with something authentically touching for this saga about strongwilled women brought back together to face a family crisis. Osage county movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Osage county is a big, messy outpouring of family drama provoked by the doublehander of the suicide of patriarch beverley weston sam shepard and his wife violets streep ongoing battle with cancer and prescription drug addiction. The film is a series of brutally intense encounters between people who probably still love each other in vaguely undefined ways and express it. This is a five star movie with excellent acting all around, but the cast is completely outshone by meryl streep who will be robbed if she doesnt get the oscar for best. Jan 12, 2014 sometimes theatrical plays dont translate well onto the screen. Tracy letts pulitzer prizewinning play of the same name made its broadway debut in december 2007 after. Reviewed in the united states on december 30, 2014. Osage county soundtrack list movie 20 tracklist ost list listen to original score, theme music from the motion picture, film score list, the playlist of all of the songs played in the movie, who sings them, including end credits.
It had its broadway debut at the imperial theater on december 4, 2007, and the production transferred to the music box theatre on april 29, 2008. There are several bitter arguments as an oklahoma familys deepest secrets are revealed, along with healthy doses of profanity including fk and ct, drinking, and. If the boozy epic confrontations of whos afraid of virginia woolf. Based on the play by tracy letts, the film is gripping and wellacted, but certainly not everyones cup of tea. All he wants is to have that child sit in a chair for. Sometimes theatrical plays dont translate well onto the screen. Osage county premiered at the toronto international film festival on. Osage county premiered at the 20 toronto international film festival on september 9, 20, before its release in select cities on december 27, 20, followed by a wide release on january 10, 2014, in the united states. Osage county dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Osage county online without any hassles then you have to simply hit on the websource. Oscar predictions 2014 oscar predictions 2014 august. Starring academyaward winners meryl streep, julia roberts and chris cooper, academyaward nominees abigail breslin. Osage county is a heartbreaking account of the downfall of a family. Streeps scene comes as she recalls the most horrific childhood christmas story you could.
It was the recipient of the 2008 pulitzer prize for drama. Directed by john wells and written by tracy letts based on his play of the same name, august. Osage county was filmed on location at this 100year old farmhouse in pawhuska, oklahoma its standing empty and looking a little forlorn now, but i think the bones of it are beautiful. Osage county stars meryl streep, julia roberts, ewan mcgregor, chris cooper the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and received a.
The fiery tempers are as hot as the oklahoma weather in this film. Osage county is good, and its certainly entertaining to no end as an overwrought black comedy of a theatrical nature. An ensemble cast consisting of julia roberts, ewan mcgregor, chris cooper, and juliette lewis among others will keep you entertained, but it is meryl streeps portrayal of violet weston that keeps the viewer glued to the screen. The play premiered at the steppenwolf theatre in chicago on june 28, 2007, and closed on august 26, 2007. Based on tracy letts pulitzer prize and tony awardwinning play of the same name, august. Osage county, starring meryl streep and julia roberts both nominated for oscars today for their roles in the film has had fans searching mapquest for info on the movies location. Winner of the 2008 tony award for best play, tracy letts darkly comic epic offers a painfully funny look at a family struggling in the desolate heart of america. Osage county a look at the lives of the strongwilled women of the weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. The movie version of tracy lettss awardwinning broadway stage play looks classy, but. It was also released on january 1, 2014, in australia. Nearly a dozen characters are introduced into the family arena each with their own personal dem. Osage county was filmed on location at this 100year old farmhouse in pawhuska, oklahoma. Osage county featurette on writing with tracy letts.
Osage county, has been accused of oscarbaiting, partly because its starry ensemble cast includes three previous oscar winners. Osage county is a dark, hilarious, and deeply touching story of the strongwilled women of the weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the oklahoma house they grew up in and the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Theatre works fullcast recording, featuring members of the original steppenwolf theatre and broadway productions. The old man, or the woman, as the case may be, hasnt got anything to say to the child. Meryl streep, julia roberts, juliette lewis, ewan mcgregor studio. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Osage county won the 20 brittania award for the british artist of the yearbenedict cumberbatch. Its standing empty and looking a little forlorn now, but i think the bones of it are beautiful. In the play, the first line of the prologue is revelatory. The weinstein company congrats, you can watch august. Osage county 20 the death and funeral of their father brings three sisters to the home of their mother, violet meryl streep, an acidtongued, pillpopping cancer patient.
Osage county is a remarkable dark comedy directed by multiemmy winning john wells the company men and based on the pulitzer prize winning play. Tara lynne barr, shannon cochran, deanna dunagan tony award, best leading actress, kimberly. Osage county is an intense drama about a dysfunctional family and the chaos that erupts in the wake of a suicide that triggers several difficult revelations. Osage county 20 free online streaming in hd version on your pc, laptop. Oct 15, 2014 winner of the 2008 tony award for best play, tracy letts darkly comic epic offers a painfully funny look at a family struggling in the desolate heart of america. Osage county movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Jan 09, 2014 meryl streep utterly dominates august. Its also a scenerychewers field day maybe too much so. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Osage county tells the dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the strongwilled women of the weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. The women in the weston family have a deep history of dysfunction that was sparked by their deeply disturbed mother. January 7, 2014 below you can view the complete august. Upon learning their father has gone missing, the three daughters of beverly and violet weston return to their parents country home in oklahoma.
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