Julia roberts as their bitter eldest daughter, and chris cooper and margo. 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. Based on tracy letts pulitzer prize and tony awardwinning play of the same name, august. Eliot and a succinct account of some of the family pathology that will occupy his kin and.
Julia fiona roberts born october 28, 1967 is an american actress and producer. Osage county, a typically ripe play transposed to the screen in uninspired fashion by er stalwart john wells. As a child, due to her love of animals, julia originally wanted to be a. Press conference 2014 meryl streep julia roberts duration.
Benedict cumberbatch and julianne nicholson 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 streeps portrayal of violet weston that keeps the viewer glued to the screen. 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 is definitely more tiring than captivating despite the story having good potential to be quite interesting. Osage county starring meryl streep in this drama on directv. Sam shepard, who plays family patriarch beverly weston in this movie adaptation of letts play, won the 1979 pulitzer prize for drama for his play buried child and was also a pulitzer finalist in 1983 and 1984 for true west and fool for love, respectively. But then, halfway through the movie, i nearly walked out. Osage county talk the way we wish we could, and sometimes do, when some longsuppressed yearning or accusation wells up inside us torrents of words batter and. On a pretty frequent basis, hollywood pairs two of its acting greats for a spectacle of performance. The fiery tempers are as hot as the oklahoma weather in this film. Osage county, laver son linge sale en famille lapresse.
Osage county tells the tale of the dysfunctional westin clan, who all come together after the death of patriarch beverly weston sam shepard. Chris cooper, dermot mulroney, ewan mcgregor, julia roberts, julianne nicholson, juliette lewis. 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. Osage county is a mess, an overcooked moviestar stew that never quite coheres into a movie. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing august. 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, cate blanchett and sally hawkins in blue jasmine, june squibb in nebraska, kristin scott thomas in only god forgives, and julianne moore in carrie.
It is really a performance movie, but another area it fails in is that the performances just arent strong enough to carry the whole film. Dec 27, 20 as the horrifying revelations pile upincluding incest, child molestation and mistaken paternityand the battered participants slink off in despair one by one, august. Meryl streep and julia roberts lead an allstar cast in this dramatic ensemble about a dysfunctional family who comes back together. Dec 27, 20 sam shepard kicks off the screen adaptation of august. Julia roberts to star as another reallife legal figure in train man. Roberts, at 45, has sprung from movie jail with jokerlike gusto and turned in arguably the finest screen performance of her career in august. Osage county is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of meryl streep, julia roberts, ewan. Osage county won the 20 brittania award for the british artist of the yearbenedict cumberbatch. Osage county rightfully boils down to the fates of violet and barbara, both left husbandless and damaged by the events. Julia roberts barbara weston juliette lewis karen weston ewan mcgregor bill fordham abigail breslin. Osage county actors will play mother and daughter in film adaptation of tracy lettss pulitzer prizewinning play, to be directed by john wells.
Just to watch the two is worth watching this movie. The death and funeral of their father brings three sisters to the home of their mother, violet meryl streep, an acidtongued, pillpopping cancer patient. Sam shepard kicks off the screen adaptation of august. The movie is based on the 2008 pulitzer prize winning play of the same name written by tracy letts, who also wrote the screenplay. Meryl streep and julia roberts finally collide in august. 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. From left, julia roberts, ewan mcgregor and meryl streep star in the 20 film adaptation of august. This time out, he adapts his own play for director john wells the company men, tvs er screen version of august. Osage county full movie hd 1080p video dailymotion. In the play, the first line of the prologue is revelatory. With meryl streep, dermot mulroney, julia roberts, juliette lewis.
Julia roberts, meryl streep and julianne nicholson in august. Julia fiona roberts never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in america. By the time the movies climax comes round, the combined fate of this trio is heartbreakingly sad. List of awards and nominations received by julia roberts. 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. Osage county 20 full movie free 123movies watch online with english subtitles, stream free august.
Osage county, shes carving out a nice new niche for herself, playing brittle women who show their love and concern through explosive temper. Osage county 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The following is a list of awards and nominations received by julia roberts for her work in. Meryl streep and julia roberts lead an allstar cast in this dramatic ensemble about a. 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. Osage county 20 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. 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. However i will admit it is not my favourite movie of hers. Adapted from the tony and pulitzer prizewinning play, august. Osage county bluray and dvd coming april 8th mar 4, 2014.
Sometimes theatrical plays dont translate well onto the screen. This movie is full of a cast of top actors and the story hits home. Osage county is a 20 american tragicomedy film directed by john wells. The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actress, director, producer, dancer, and singer, julia roberts throughout her acting career.
Find films and movies featuring julia roberts on allmovie. It was written by tracy letts and based on his pulitzer prize winning play of the same name. I had a chance to view it during a film festival and was excited that i got a ticket to this sold out showing. Osage county 20 full movie online free stream august. Julia roberts said that the nature of the film shoot more than 80 percent of it taking place in a house in northern osage county helped her make multiple forever friends from the cast. Osage county, starring meryl streep and julia roberts. May 10, 20 could it be that julia roberts is the best thing in this movie.
Osage county, the 20 drama that garnered oscar nominations for meryl streep and julia roberts. Julia roberts and meryl streep were both nominated for an oscar for this movie. And roberts wins, in this entertaining if cinematically uninspired film of tracy letts pulitzer prizewinning family saga. The following is a list of awards and nominations received by julia roberts for her work in film. Osage county cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Feb 22, 2016 julia roberts acts out her film career w.
I love julia roberts, so i was going to like this movie no matter what. Meryl streep and julia roberts duke it out for an oscar. As the horrifying revelations pile upincluding incest, child molestation and mistaken paternityand the battered participants slink off in despair one by one, august. Osage county is a mess, an overcooked movie star stew that never quite coheres into a movie. She was born in smyrna, georgia, to betty lou bredemus and walter grady roberts, onetime actors and playwrights, and is of english, irish, scottish, welsh, german, and swedish descent. Search, discover and share your favorite august osage county the movie gifs. Osage county movie clip eat your fish 20 julia roberts movie hd. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. Osage county is a 20 american comedydrama film directed by john wells.
Starring meryl streep, julia roberts, chris cooper, julianne nicholson and juliette lewis. Osage county won the 2008 pulitzer prize for drama for its playwright, tracy letts. Jan 09, 2014 barbara weston julia roberts, left, returns home to face her overbearing mother, violet meryl streep, and putupon younger sister, ivy julianne nicholson, in august. Daughters barbara julia roberts, karen juliette lewis and ivy julianne nicholson along with their significant others and various other kin take the full.
Osage county is an oscarnominated ensemble comedy drama led by meryl streep and julia. The movie version of tulsa native tracy letts pulitzer prizewinning play was made where its set and stars meryl streep, julia roberts and ewan mcgregor. Julianne nicholson, juliette lewis, dermot mulroney, benedict cumberbatch, chris cooper, ewan mcgregor, abigail breslin, julia roberts and margo martindale in august. Including oprah winfrey in the butler, meryl streep and julia roberts in august. Julia roberts as their bitter eldest daughter, and. 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. It is produced by george clooney, grant heslov, jean doumanian, and steve traxler. 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.
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