Wit

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Wit

PG-13,

2001,

1h 39m,

Drama

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91%

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Professor Vivian Bearing (Emma Thompson), an expert on the work of 17th-century British poet John Donne, has spent her adult life contemplating religion and death as literary motifs. Diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer, she consents to an aggressive and experimental form of chemotherapy administered by Dr. Kelekian (Christopher Lloyd) and his assistant, Dr. Posner (Jonathan M. Woodward), her former student. Facing death on a personal level, she reflects on her life and work.

John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

Feb 6, 2018

From the Margaret Edson play that deserved its Pulitzer Prize, Mike Nichols has made a television movie that deserves not only an Emmy but our baffled gratitude as well.

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Eddie Cockrell

Variety

Jul 7, 2010

A shrewd and triumphant retooling of Margaret Edson's 1997 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Wit tempers its harrowing tale of an English literary scholar's fierce fight against ovarian cancer with a strong strain of the title trait.

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Dan Jardine

Cinemania

Jan 10, 2010

86/100

Thompson gives a real tour-de-force performance, moving professor Bearing from bemusement to curiousity, fear to confusion, anger to anguish with skilful subtlety

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Nov 12, 2004

3/5

Randy Shulman

Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

Jul 1, 2004

3/5

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Kylo S

Jun 7, 2018

Prepare for a great performance that will leave you breathlessly despondent. This is theatre art, on film, to be experienced...not so much enjoyed. If feeling temporary gloom, this film may be the antidote to your self-pity.

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Rey G

Jul 5, 2017

Excellent story telling about how critical it is for compassion in Health Care!

George R

Apr 20, 2017

Powerful. Hard to watch. Worth the effort. Scary since accurately portrays the medical profession and the often emotional abandonment of the patient at her most vulnerable.

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Draco S

Sep 24, 2007

Between a 6/10 and 7/10, the dour subject matter and director Mike Nichols' unflinching approach may make this a difficult viewing, but it is rewarding.

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Mike Nichols

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Emma Thompson

Vivian Bearing

Christopher Lloyd

Dr. Harvey Kelekian

Eileen Atkins

Evelyn "E.M." Ashford

Audra McDonald

Susie Monahan

Jonathan M. Woodward

Dr. Jason Posner

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Synopsis

Professor Vivian Bearing (Emma Thompson), an expert on the work of 17th-century British poet John Donne, has spent her adult life contemplating religion and death as literary motifs. Diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer, she consents to an aggressive and experimental form of chemotherapy administered by Dr. Kelekian (Christopher Lloyd) and his assistant, Dr. Posner (Jonathan M. Woodward), her former student. Facing death on a personal level, she reflects on her life and work.

Director: Mike Nichols
Producer: Simon Bosanquet
Screenwriter: Emma Thompson, Mike Nichols
Production Co: HBO Films, Avenue Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 17, 2017
Runtime: 1h 39m

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