Olive Kitteridge (2014)
Olive Kitteridge is an American television miniseries based on Elizabeth Strout’s 2008 novel Olive Kitteridge. Set in Maine, the HBO miniseries features Frances McDormand as the title character, Richard Jenkins as Olive’s loving husband Henry Kitteridge, Zoe Kazan as Denise Thibodeau, and Bill Murray as Jack Kennison. The show is divided into four parts, each depicting a certain point of time in the novel. The miniseries debuted in the United States on November 2, 2014, on the American premium TV network HBO, which aired the show’s first two episodes back-to-back that evening; the third and fourth episodes aired back-to-back the following evening.
Olive Kitteridge is a misanthropic and strict, but well-meaning, retired schoolteacher who lives in the fictional seaside town of Crosby, Maine. She is married to Henry Kitteridge, a kind, considerate man who runs a pharmacy downtown, and has a troubled son named Christopher, who grows up to be a podiatrist. For 25 years, Olive has experienced problems of depression, bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members and friends.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Frances McDormandOlive Kitteridge (1-4)  Richard JenkinsHenry Kitteridge (1-4)  Ann DowdBonnie Newton (1-4)  Martha WainwrightAngela O'Meara (1-4)  Ken CheesemanHarmon Newton (1-4)  Peter MullanJim O'Casey (1-2, 4)  Jesse PlemonsJerry McCarthy (1-2)  Rosemarie DeWittRachel Coulson (1-2)  Zoe KazanDenise Thibodeau (1-2)  Brady CorbetHenry Thibodeau (1-2)  Devin DruidChristopher Kitteridge [Age 13] (1-2)  John Gallagher Jr.Christopher Kitteridge [Adult] (2-4)  Bill MurrayJack Kennison (3-4) |
Olive Kitteridge is an American television miniseries based on Elizabeth Strout’s 2008 novel Olive Kitteridge. Set in Maine, the HBO miniseries features Frances McDormand as the title character, Richard Jenkins as Olive’s loving husband Henry Kitteridge, Zoe Kazan as Denise Thibodeau, and Bill Murray as Jack Kennison. The show is divided into four parts, each depicting a certain point of time in the novel. The miniseries debuted in the United States on November 2, 2014, on the American premium TV network HBO, which aired the show’s first two episodes back-to-back that evening; the third and fourth episodes aired back-to-back the following evening.
Olive Kitteridge is a misanthropic and strict, but well-meaning, retired schoolteacher who lives in the fictional seaside town of Crosby, Maine. She is married to Henry Kitteridge, a kind, considerate man who runs a pharmacy downtown, and has a troubled son named Christopher, who grows up to be a podiatrist. For 25 years, Olive has experienced problems of depression, bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members and friends.
