August: Osage County (2013)
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.
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Violet Weston -
Barbara Weston -
Charlie Aiken -
Bill Fordham -
Mattie Fae Aiken -
Beverly Weston -
Steve Huberbrecht -
Ivy Weston -
Karen Weston -
Jean Fordham -
Little Charles Aiken -
Johnna Monevata -
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau -
Dr. Burke -
Liquor Store Owner
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Director:
John WellsWriters:
Tracy Letts (screenplay), Tracy Letts (play)All Cast & Crew
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"Life is very long" --the opening line spoken by Sam Shepard's character Beverly Weston--is from T.S. Eliot's infamous "Hollow Men" poem, but it's a line borrowed from Joseph Conrad's novel "An Outcast of the Islands". The hollow emptiness of modern, Western life is a grand theme of this movie and its original stage play. Also, the name of the major female character, "Vi" for Violet, is very similar to the name of Eliot's wife, Vivienne. In addition, Sam Shepard--whose father was also a teacher and drinker like the Bev Weston he portrays--has long been a playwright documenting the demise of the American dream in works such as "True West".
Quotes
Beverly Weston:
Life is very long. T.S. Elliot. Not the first person to say it, certainly not the first person to think it, but he's given credit for it because he bothered to write it down.
Beverly Weston:
Now if you say it, you have to say his name after it. "Life is very long." ...
Goofs
The sheriff's car bears an Oklahoma County license plate. Oklahoma County is about 2 1/2 hours away from Osage County.
Soundtracks
Don't Let GoWritten by Adam Taylor
Performed by Deron Johnson
Storyline
Plot Summary
Genres
Comedy | DramaDetails
Release Date:
10 January 2014Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Oklahoma, USABox Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$179,302 29 December 2013
Gross USA:
$37,738,810
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$74,188,937
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