Wells reteams with er alum george clooney, who serves as one of the films producers. Julia roberts, playing barbara, beverlys favorite daughter and therefore violets rival, tries to hold her. Meryl streep and julia roberts duke it out for an oscar. His wife violet meryl streep, who is fighting mouth cancer and a growing dependency on pain pills, sees her entire clan return home for the services, including her sister mattie fae aiken. Osage county, julia roberts finally earned an oscar nomination, and if she didnt already have a best actress statuette and if there werent such an exquisite performance by lupita nyongo in 12 years a slave, id say to hand her the award for supporting actress. 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 20 chris cooper and benedict cumberbatch in august. What you choose to show at the ending when the credits start, what the music is those are the questions we were dealing with. Violet and beverlys daughters, barbara roberts and karen lewis, along with ivy nicholson who lives in the house, come to their fathers funeral, as does the entire family. Streep is fantastic as a cancer sufferer alcoholic mother and julia roberts pays a stressed out daughter to the hilt.
Meryl streep rules as the mother of all dysfunctional screen moms in the long awaited screen adaptation of the pulitzerwinning play august. 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. However i will admit it is not my favourite movie of hers. Osage county is a mess, an overcooked moviestar stew that never quite coheres into a movie. Based on tracy letts pulitzer prize and tony awardwinning play of the same name, august. Julia roberts as their bitter eldest daughter, and chris cooper and margo. As the horrifying revelations pile upincluding incest, child molestation and mistaken paternityand the battered participants slink off in despair one by one, august. With meryl streep, dermot mulroney, julia roberts, juliette lewis. The movie, which is based on a play by tracy letts, is a look at the lives of the strongwilled women of the weston family, whose paths have diverged. 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.
If the academy gave out awards for ensemble performances, theres no doubt august. Could see the plot playing out for real in a lot of real life families. The women in the weston family have a deep history of dysfunction that was sparked by their deeply disturbed mother. Osage county is a 20 american tragicomedy film directed by john wells. Julia roberts portrayed a character id never seen her portray before and made me actually dislike her for quite a. 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. Meryl streep and julia roberts finally collide in august. I strolled out of the theatre to find four women, all of them in their fifties, standing together discussing the movie. The word acting is inadequate for what the cast of august. Where the wind comes sweeping out of the mouths of the speechifying members of the quarrelsome weston clan who have gathered to pay their last respects to one of their ownand disrespects to each otherin august.
Story of the strongwilled women of the weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the midwest house. Dec 27, 20 the word acting is inadequate for what the cast of august. Meryl streep and julia roberts fight on the floor as the rest of the family looks on, in theaters this christmas. Meryl streep and julia roberts lead an allstar cast in this dramatic ensemble about a. Osage county cc1 test message dear, lord, we ask that you bless this good woman. Dermot mulroney reunites with alister julia roberts in. Osage county on dvd april 8, 2014 starring meryl streep, julia roberts, chris cooper, margo martindale. Osage county robertss career has spanned a quarter of a century but this is the first time shes worked with meryl streep. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of meryl streep, julia roberts, ewan.
The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of meryl streep, julia roberts, ewan mcgregor, chris cooper, abigail breslin, benedict cumberbatch, juliette lewis, margo martindale, dermot mulroney, and julianne nicholson as a dysfunctional family that re. Osage county rightfully boils down to the fates of violet and barbara, both left husbandless and damaged by the events. Osage county bluray and dvd coming april 8th mar 4, 2014. This role made me look forward to julia roberts acting future. It was written by tracy letts and based on his pulitzer prize winning play of the same name. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of meryl streep, julia roberts. Julia roberts, playing barbara, beverlys favorite daughter and therefore violets rival.
Ewan, youve been playing characters with american accents for years. She enters the room, her gray hair sparse from chemo treatments, her face chalk white. August osage county somebody should say grace scene duration. Thats how it has always ended, thats how it will always end.
Osage county tells the tale of the dysfunctional westin clan, who all come together after the death of patriarch beverly weston sam shepard. Julia roberts reveals why her violent, oscarnominated performance in. If youre not a fan of dark movies, then i can see why youd dislike august. This film is quite depressing and not really a comedy at all, so dont expect it to be. Osage county dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Feb 22, 2016 arkansas 2020 movie official trailer vince vaughn, liam hemsworth, clark duke. August osage county trailer 1 20 meryl streep, julia. 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. Great movie featuring two of my favourites julia roberts and meryl streep. Osage county, which launched its oscar campaign at the toronto international film festival, or tiff the movie will open in theaters on christmas day, streep plays violet, the cancerridden wife of hardscrabble okie poet beverly weston sam shepard. Osage county is a 20 american comedydrama film directed by john wells. Including oprah winfrey in the butler, meryl streep and julia roberts in august. Osage county already has a heavyweight pedigree in julia roberts and meryl streep, who are playing the two lead roles in the adaptation of the broadway drama. Julia roberts as their bitter eldest daughter, and.
Sam shepard kicks off the screen adaptation of august. Osage county ends with the daughters leaving and the mother alone in the house with the housekeeper. However, considering that such a category doesnt exist, theres no obvious opportunity for nominations although julia roberts might nab a supporting actress nod in a very weak field. Osage county, with meryl streep and julia roberts the.
Her emotions were so close to the surface the entire movieit caused mine to rise the surface, too. Much of august was filmed in pawhuska, oklahoma in the real osage county, at a fivebedroom victorian house the production purchased. Born october 28th, 1967, georgia native julia roberts was raised in a fervently protheater environment. Osage county, cate blanchett and sally hawkins in blue jasmine, june squibb in nebraska, kristin scott thomas in only god forgives, and julianne moore in carrie. Osage county actors will play mother and daughter in film adaptation of tracy lettss pulitzer prizewinning play, to be directed by john wells.
Meryl streep, julia roberts, ewan mcgregor, benedict cumberbatch, john wells, george clooney. And roberts wins, in this entertaining if cinematically uninspired film of. The fiery tempers are as hot as the oklahoma weather in this film. Just to watch the two is worth watching this movie. May 10, 20 violet and beverlys daughters, barbara roberts and karen lewis, along with ivy nicholson who lives in the house, come to their fathers funeral, as does the entire family. The death and funeral of their father brings three sisters to the home of their mother, violet meryl streep, an acidtongued, pillpopping cancer patient. 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. Osage county threatens to overwhelm, but when the actors involved are as talented as meryl streep and julia roberts, its difficult to complain. On a pretty frequent basis, hollywood pairs two of its acting greats for a spectacle of performance.
Im august in osage county trailer deutsch german 2014. Transcript for dermot mulroney reunites with alister julia roberts in august. An ensemble cast consisting of julia roberts, ewan mcgregor, chris cooper, and juliette lewis among others will keep you entertained, but it is meryl streep s portrayal of violet weston that keeps the viewer glued to the screen. Apr 16, 2014 this was the case with most all of the actors in august. Osage county, starring meryl streep and julia roberts. I love julia roberts, so i was going to like this movie no matter what. It was written by tracy letts and based on his pulitzer prizewinning eponymous play. Refreshing exceptions being judi dench in philomena, yolonda ross in go for sisters, and mary. This was the case with most all of the actors in august.
Osage county 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Osage county oscarwinners julia roberts and meryl streep team up for laughs, and even a catfight, in one of the most anticipated films of the year, august. It is produced by george clooney, grant heslov, jean doumanian, and steve traxler. Julia roberts tackles meryl streep in new movie the weinstein company old and new family. As pleasant as this all is, im going to call my sister julia roberts to see of shell bring some life to this party. Jan 21, 2014 roberts centre right joins a starstudded cast in august.
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