Olive Kitteridge /

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Based on Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The four-part drama tells the story of a seemingly placid New England town wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled hea...

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Corporate Authors: As Is (Firm) (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn), HBO Home Entertainment (Firm), HBO miniseries (Firm) (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre), Home Box Office (Firm) (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/brd), Playtone (Firm) (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn), Warner Home Video (Firm) (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dst)
Other Authors: Anderson, Jane, 1954- (Screenwriter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aus), Burwell, Carter (composer (expression)), Cholodenko, Lisa (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/tld), Coatsworth, David (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/tlp), DeWitt, Rosemarie (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Gallagher, John, Jr., 1984- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Jenkins, Richard, 1947- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Kazan, Zoe, 1983- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), McDormand, Frances (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Mullan, Peter (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Murray, Bill, 1950 September 21- (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Strout, Elizabeth
Format: Unknown
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: [New York, New York] : Home Box Office, Inc., [2015]
Subjects:
Strout, Elizabeth > Film adaptations
Strout, Elizabeth
City and town life > Maine > Drama
Retired teachers > Drama
City and town life
Retired teachers
Maine > Drama
Maine
DVD-Video discs
Drama
Drama > ^A3314274
Fiction television programs
Television adaptations
Television mini-series
Television programs > United States
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Summary:Based on Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The four-part drama tells the story of a seemingly placid New England town wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center
The four-part drama that tells the story of 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
"...a magnificant TV miniseries."--Boston Globe
"...a masterpiece."--Globe and Mail
"...one of the best explorations of clinical depression that I've seen on television..."--Entertainment Weekly
Item Description:Based on the novel by Elizabeth Strout
Originally broadcast on television as episodes of the television mini-series by HBO in 2014
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 240 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format:DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0
Audience:TV rating: TV-MA
Production Credits:Director of photography, Frederick Elmes ; editing, Jeffery M. Werner ; music by Carter Burwell

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