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August: Osage County [videorecording]

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublisher number: 11053826Publication details: [United States] : Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2014.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inGenre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director, John M. Wells.
Cast: Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney, Chris Cooper, Ewan Mcgregor, Meryl Streep, Sam Shepard.Summary: The dark, hilarious, and deeply touching story of the strong-willed 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.Review: "The movie also gives us a chance to see Ms. Roberts in action, and she's marvelous, too, in an austere style that perfectly complements Ms. Streep's volcanism."--Wall Street Journal.Review: "An entertaining adaptation..."--Hollywood Reporter.Review: "When a movie is based on a celebrated play, the first question to ask is, Does it play? In the case of August: Osage County... the answer is yes."--Entertainment Weekly.Review: "...a fine guilty pleasure of acting excess."--Boston Globe.Review: "There's great acting in every frame..."--Rex Reed.Review: "...one of the meatiest roles Roberts has had in a good long time..."--Associated Press.
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Director, John M. Wells.

Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney, Chris Cooper, Ewan Mcgregor, Meryl Streep, Sam Shepard.

The dark, hilarious, and deeply touching story of the strong-willed 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 movie also gives us a chance to see Ms. Roberts in action, and she's marvelous, too, in an austere style that perfectly complements Ms. Streep's volcanism."--Wall Street Journal.

"An entertaining adaptation..."--Hollywood Reporter.

"When a movie is based on a celebrated play, the first question to ask is, Does it play? In the case of August: Osage County... the answer is yes."--Entertainment Weekly.

"...a fine guilty pleasure of acting excess."--Boston Globe.

"There's great acting in every frame..."--Rex Reed.

"...one of the meatiest roles Roberts has had in a good long time..."--Associated Press.

MPAA rating: R.

DVD.

English audio; English, Spanish subtitles.

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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