Rating: PG13 Genre: Drama Release Date: 09/11/2001 SubTitles: English/Espanol/French Dubbed: English/Espanol Sound: 5.1/2 Run Time: 99 Minutes Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Language Distributor/Studio: HBO Home Video
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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