Wit (2001)

Directors

Mike Nichols

Cast

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

The story

Vivian Bearing is a professor of English literature known for her intense knowledge of metaphysical poetry, especially the Holy Sonnets of John Donne. Her life takes a turn when she is diagnosed with metastatic Stage IV ovarian cancer. Oncologist Harvey Kelekian prescribes various chemotherapy treatments to treat her disease, and as she suffers through the various side-effects (such as fever, chills, vomiting, and abdominal pain), she attempts to put everything in perspective.

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