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Plot. The title designates time and location: an unusually hot August in a rural area outside Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Beverly Weston, an alcoholic, once-noted poet, interviews and hires a young Cheyenne woman, Johnna, as a live-in cook and caregiver for his strong-willed and contentious wife Violet, who has oral cancer and an addiction to narcotics.
- $74.2 million
- August: Osage County, by Tracy Letts
- $37 million
- Gustavo Santaolalla
Jan 10, 2014 · August: Osage County: Directed by John Wells. With Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Ewan McGregor. A look at the lives of the strong-willed 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.
- (94K)
- Comedy, Drama
- John Wells
- 2014-01-10
Summaries. A look at the lives of the strong-willed 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. Violet Weston ( Meryl Streep) has cancer and a propensity for pills and alcohol.
Dec 27, 2013 · Based on the darkly humorous Pulitzer and Tony-winning play by Tracy Letts (who did the adapted screenplay) and directed by John Wells ("The Company Men"), this pared-down film version mostly captures the stormy symphonic interplay of nasty recriminations, mocking taunts and hurtful revelations hurled with corrosive aplomb by a top-notch ...
Mar 5, 2024 · This dark comedy-drama, released in 2013, has captivated audiences with its powerful performances and gripping storyline. Adapted from Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, the film takes us on a tumultuous journey as a dysfunctional family gathers in rural Oklahoma after a family crisis.
2013, Comedy/Drama, 1h 59m. 66% Tomatometer 208 Reviews. 65% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings. What to know. Critics Consensus. The sheer amount of acting going on in August: Osage County threatens...
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- Comedy, Drama
- R
Dec 26, 2013 · Drama. R. 2h 1m. By A.O. Scott. Dec. 26, 2013. Sam Shepard kicks off the screen adaptation of “August: Osage County” with a foggy reference to T. S. Eliot and a succinct account of some of the...