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To Olivia

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In 1962, Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl retreat to the English countryside to bring up their young family. The seemingly unlikely pair find their relationship put to the test by a tragic loss.

Status: Released

Released Date: 2021-02-19

Runtime: 99 mins

Director: John Hay

Writer: David Logan, John Hay

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: To Olivia

Production Companies: Atticus Pictures, Goldcrest Features, Align, Lipsync Productions

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

Cast

Hugh Bonneville

Keeley Hawes

Sam Heughan

Michael Jibson

Sam Phillips

Bobby O'Neill

Darcey Ewart

Geoffrey Palmer

Conleth Hill

Brett Fancy

Prue Clarke

Mourner (uncredited)

Grant Crookes

Postman

Jamie Martin

Reviews

narrator56

I have never followed the lives of celebrities a la People magazine or whatever, but still I was surprised to learn that children’s author Ronald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal were married. How did I not know that? This movie is apparently based on a book written by Ms. Neal. The book covers a well worn topic, a family dealing with a tragic loss that threatens to break the parents up over how they grieve differently. There is an added financial pressure applied here, as both of their careers are at a stagnant point. I thought the writing and the acting were excellent and made this the best movie so far here in 2021.

2021-02-23

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