Wit overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
Mike Nichols directs Emma Thompson in this made-for-cable adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Margaret Edson. Thompson plays Vivian Bearing, a college professor who teaches a course on English poetry. Vivian learns that she has advanced ovarian cancer and only a short time to live, which gives her a sudden and dramatic insight into the importance of kindness and compassion. Wit also features Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, and Jonathan Woodward as Dr. Jason Posner, a former student of Vivian's who helps treat her.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Mike Nichols
- Studio: Avenue Pictures
- Year: 2001
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Drama
- Filmed in: Made for Cable, Color
