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Olive Kitteridge

2014 · 1 season

A quietly devastating, sharply observed portrait of a difficult woman and the town she can't quite love, unfolding over decades with piercing emotional precision.

Created by
Jane Anderson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Zoe Kazan
Tagline
There's no such thing as a simple life.
Overview
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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Created by
Jane Anderson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Zoe Kazan
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • isolation
  • identity
  • aging
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Created by
Jane Anderson
Written by
Jane Anderson
Starring
Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Zoe Kazan, Rosemarie DeWitt, Martha Wainwright, John Gallagher Jr., John T. Mullen, Ann Dowd
Music
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Cinematography
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Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
HBO
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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