Two-time Emmy nominee Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) is legendary author Roald Dahl starring alongside Keeley Hawes (It's a Sin) as actress...
Two-time Emmy nominee Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) is legendary author Roald Dahl starring alongside Keeley Hawes (It's a Sin) as actress Patricia Neal in this British drama. Based on the novel An Unquiet Life by Stephen Michael Shearer.
It’s 1962 and Roald Dahl (Bonneville), an eccentric, burgeoning children’s author and his wife, Patricia Neal (Hawes), a glamourous Hollywood movie star, have retreated to the English countryside to bring up their expanding young family. Tragically, their lives are turned upside down by the devastating death of their daughter Olivia and as the couple struggle through the unimaginable loss, their shared grief becomes a source of redemption and strength which changes their lives forever. Set between New York, England and Los Angeles, chronicles Dahl's struggles while writing some of his most famous works and Neal's return to acting and winning an Oscar.
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60 %30 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
69 %32 reviewsAudience score rating
"Decently acted but syrupy, glib drama..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Fails on its own terms, because everything it's saying about the Dahls' recovery... rests on a blatant manipulation of the biographical truth."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"With a first-base script and a reliance on overly familiar beats, this sometimes skims the surface..."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"John Hay's film just about gets by on committed performances and dusty rural ambience."
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The Irish Times
The Irish Times"True, grief is universal – but To Olivia never embraces the fact that stories draw their power from specificity. It’s what makes them feel real."
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Independent
Independent"A specious and sketchy portrait..."
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The Times
The Times"To its credit, the film finds a note of something stark for the tragedy."
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Financial Times
Financial TimesTo Olivia | Details
- Rating
- M, Offensive language
- Runtime
- 99
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- UK
