Olive Kitteridge

2014
Olive Kitteridge

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EP1 Pharmacy Nov 02, 2014

Math teacher Olive Kitteridge attempts to help Kevin, a smart but timid student whose mother is suffering from depression. Her son Christopher isn't happy though. Henry goes on a hunting trip that concludes with a tragedy.

EP2 Incoming Tide Nov 02, 2014

Kevin returns to Maine and Olive is able to convince him to stay over and attend Christopher's wedding-rehearsal dinner. Olive clashes with the bride's mother and scares the flower girl at the ceremony.

EP3 A Different Road Nov 03, 2014

Christopher suggests counseling to Olive after she and Henry have a scary episode following dinner with friends. Later, Christopher confronts his mother about how she treated him as a child.

EP4 Security Nov 03, 2014

Olive visits Christopher and his second wife in New York, but abruptly returns to Maine, where she gets some bad news about Henry, and ultimately befriends a lonely widower she meets while out for a walk.
8.3| 0h30m| TV-14| en| More Info
Released: 02 November 2014 Ended
Producted By: HBO
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.hbo.com/olive-kitteridge
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A look at a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, all told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. The story spans 25 years and focuses on Olive's relationships with her husband, Henry, the good-hearted and kindly town pharmacist; their son, Christopher, who resents his mother's approach to parenting; and other members of their community.

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Mehmet Hikmet Altug (mhikmetaltug) HBO mini-series, Olive Kitteridge takes place in a small New England town. The story bases on a small town Mid-school math teacher's cross section life story of her 25 years. The interesting plot took my attention, having its humoristic and sarcastic semiotic as a tribute to the Olive Kitteridge character (Frances McDormand) contains sarcasm on its own personality. Olive and her husband live with their children. As a husband figure Henry Kitteridge (Richard Jenkins) approaches the nonsense acts of his wife (which wind the plot and making it both humoristic and sarcastic while telling her story) in an easy going and modest way. The situation that he faces is simple. Living with a hard woman, without her knowing that she is ruining her environment because of her desire of reaching the mathematical perfection in her personal life. The not cruel but annoying egoist life of Olive gave me the same impression she gives her husband and son. The snappishness creates the tease and humor at that point. Henry (her husband), Cristopher (her son), simultaneously give the feeling of distress they face and Olive's acts seem funnily annoying, both to them (Olive's environment) in the movie, and to us (the audience). And creates the catharsis of feeling the fury, pity and not to take her seriously with a glimpse to her behaviors.Emotions, for instance, feeling sorry for Olive, for not accepting the happiness, the love or, for wasting her time to be just perfect and critical until her elder age.The happiness seeker father's (Henry) sympathetic acts, giving the recipe of living the decent but content life, without thinking to run away from his hard-boiled wife and son. The funny parts of Olive's obsessed acts.And the naturally flowing expressions on the plot, such as natural death and getting old in a small town, the increase of the loneliness by being apart from children, losing the closest ones. Anger and tactless accusations of family members depicted in the some scenes of mother and son arguments.Yes, these emotions and plenty other everyday life feelings that we all live in our short life.The eclecticism of the sarcasm, the happiness, the obsessions, the funny moments. All of them are the human peculiar acts. And all of them are global, even you live in a countryside or in a big city. Olive Kitteridge teaches us to try to live every moment of our life in joy. Without giving up our duties or put ourselves in a hopeless position we should esteem our good life deserved rented bodies, by esteeming our spirits and the others around us.As a mini-series that has a narration that reflects the real-life human behaviors, both individually and cooperatively in such a short time, with great psychological analysed fixings, I must admit Olive Kitteridge has deserved the awards that it has reached so far. And maybe, could have win a few more.
ChaCha44 Just because something is well written, nicely directed and terrifically acted doesn't mean that it will be enjoyed by viewers, at least not this viewer. OK, I understand the awards for individual achievements but as someone who just sat and watched the whole thing in one sitting, the only thing I'm walking away with is depression. Usually when you have a show of this type, there is some nod to something positive, maybe a small uplifting message but alas there was none. You don't even get a sense of self awareness. I don't think this was boring but just wish it would have come with a disclaimer "Warning - Viewing this show can be a real downer".
vincentlynch-moonoi While watching this, the first thing that popped into my head was how glad I am that I did not spend my adult life in a small town.The second thing I thought was how glad I am that I'm not married...at least to a woman like Olive Kitteridge.The third thing I thought was what a fine actor Richard Jenkins is. Despite what some people seem to feel, for a character actor, Jenkins has gotten a fair amount of acclaim...all well deserved.Frances McDormand is a very talented actress. But somehow I have yet to see her in a single film that I really liked. All I can say is that she has a strange taste in movie parts.Zoe Kazan as Denise Thibodeau was interesting as a slightly odd young lady.There are films in which Bill Murray impresses me. This is not one. He just seems to be walking through the part.John Gallagher is a young actor that impresses me each time I see him, and he does here.One segment which I felt was particularly well done was where Kevin Coulson returns from being a medical student in New York City, and is contemplating suicide, which Olive realizes, and she prevents it from happening. Very effective segment showing the difficulty of mental illness.I have to admit that I don't quite understand the purpose of the hospital terror scene. It just seems out of place. But, this isn't exactly a film with a script, per se.I'm not sure I understand the purpose of this film. Is it to show that a mean-hearted woman got the life she deserved? If so, it succeeded. It was very slowly interesting to watch...once...but I would have no interest in watching it again. 4 hours was too much. Needed some distinct editing.
ekat-708-190051 I love Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins since I saw them both in Burn after reading. That was when I started to collect (and see) all movies from the Coen brothers, including Fargo, where Frances McDormand was very good. And I always see every movie which has Richard Jenkins as well. But that here was when I realized how incredibly good actors they both are, it just was magic. Like I was spying on some family somehow, you never felt it was just acting. The story was sad, and sometimes embarrassing, but it had wonderful pictures and it was so.... human. I had to keep looking. And in the end there was hope as well. So maybe I should have given more than 8 points, for the acting was definitely 10/10.