Wit

 

Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Harold Pinter
HBO Films; Directed by Mike Nichols
Rated PG-13; 2001

  
Superb talent Emma Thompson puts in a tour de force as a renowned professor approaching 50 who is diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer. She agrees to a radical and painful treatment, and the film follows the effects on her body and mind. Her roller coaster of emotions range from joy at her reactions to her various predicaments to fear at the prospect of facing such a difficult death. Even throughout her painful treatment, all of her thoughts and relationships, including a particularly touching relationship with her oncology nurse (McDonald), are handled with a sense of “wit.” The story is told with an interesting style of flashbacks of lessons learned throughout her life and a personalized method of audience involvement where Vivian speaks directly to the camera.

 

 "This movie is going on my list of the best 10 films of the year…”
- Roger Ebert, EBERT & ROEPER AND THE MOVIES

“Triumphant”
- WASHINGTON POST
  

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