LOS ANGELES – Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts arrived on the red carpet Monday night amid and Oscar buzz for the premiere of their latest dysfunctional family drama film, “August: Osage County,” at the Regal Cinemas in L.A.
The film tells the story of a family that is “messed-up” on several levels, starting with Violet, Meryl Streep’s pill-popping, viper-tongued matriarch. Barb, played by Roberts offers strong support on screen, as the bitter daughter who bristles at Violet’s barbs and wallows in a world of unfulfilled promise.
Add a “pickled” alcoholic poet of a father, an old-maid sister, the flighty daughter, the cowed cousin, the pot-smoking teen, the philandering husband and the sleazy boyfriend, and the family picture is not pretty.
Although the film is rooted in dysfunction, Roberts added that everyone on the cast really liked each other, “just that we are all still friends and that we see each other. Because really, that we are all still friends is a testament to how much we can endure being screamed at.”
“August: Osage County” has garnered positive reviews and recently earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Roberts and Streep.
The film hits theaters on December 27.
