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Olive Kitteridge (TV Miniseries)

HBO Classics

Olive Kitteridge

2014

Lisa Cholodenko

Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Bill Murray, Zoe Kazan ...

7.6

7,507

TV Series. Drama TV Miniseries (2014). 4 Episodes. The story focuses on middle-school math teacher Olive Kitteridge (Frances McDormand) and her relationships with her husband Henry which spans 25 years over the four parts. Based on Elisabeth Strout's Pulitzer, 'Olive Kitteridge' tells the story of a seemingly placid New England town wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, told through the lens of Olive.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"A finely crafted, wonderfully cast meller."	POS
United States	Jessica Kiang IndieWire	"An absorbing, deeply intelligent drama that absolutely earns every emotion it elicits."	POS
United States	Verne Gay Newsday	"McDormand will win an Emmy for this. Already, there's no contest.... Cholodenko's direction is masterful, and so is the bleakly funny script by Jane Anderson."	POS
United States	Alessandra Stanley The New York Times	"This HBO adaptation of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title is so respectful and gracefully done that big inventions and small omissions don’t stand out or disappoint."	POS
United States	Emily Nussbaum The New Yorker	"'Olive Kitteridge' is evidence that even the most daunting adaptation can work, without displacing its source material."	POS
United Kingdom	Brian Moylan The Guardian	"While it’s the people and their complicated simplicity that will keep viewers tuning in, the pace in parts seems to be a bit slack, taking its time to get to the emotional and narrative center of each hour"	NEU
United Kingdom	Ellen E. Jones The Independent	"The most magnificently miserable show on television in a long time (...) The real draw here is McDormand"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Unforgettable (...) A delicate, beautiful mini-series (...) 'Olive Kitteridge' provides the richness of character and setting that is more common in narrative fiction than cinema."	POS
United Kingdom	Michael Hogan Telegraph	"It was an acting masterclass from McDormand and Richard Jenkins (...) Soulful, witty and wise, it found poetry in prosaic places (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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