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Wit [videorecording] / HBO Films presents an Avenue Pictures production ; a film by Mike Nichols ; directed by Mike Nichols ; screenplay by Emma Thompson & Mike Nichols ; produced by Simon Bosanquet.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 91781 | HBO Home VideoLanguage: engspa Subtitle language: engfrespa Publication details: New York, NY : HBO Home Video, 2001.Edition: Letterbox edDescription: 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0783118414
  • 9780783118413
Uniform titles:
  • Wit (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, John Bloom ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel.
Cast: Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Harold Pinter.Summary: An English professor, who alienates her students, has always had control over her life. That is until she is diagnosed with a devastating illness. She agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental. She finds that the fine line between life and death can only be walked with wit.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA Wit Available 33111006623389
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson.

Originally released as a made-for-cable motion picture in 2001.

Special features include: cast and director biographies ; chapter selection.

Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, John Bloom ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel.

Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Harold Pinter.

An English professor, who alienates her students, has always had control over her life. That is until she is diagnosed with a devastating illness. She agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental. She finds that the fine line between life and death can only be walked with wit.

MPAA rating: PG-13.

DVD; Region 1; 16x9 Letterbox; Dolby surround.

English and Spanish language soundtracks (stereo) with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

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