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Wit

2001 · 99 min

A quiet, piercing chamber piece that makes you sit with mortality and wit in equal measure, demanding your full attention.

Directed by
Mike Nichols
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Emma Thompson, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward
Tagline
It appears to be a matter of life and death.
Overview
A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

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Directed by
Mike Nichols
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Emma Thompson, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • identity
  • isolation
  • faith
  • healing
Places
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Mike Nichols
Written by
Emma Thompson, Mike Nichols, Margaret Edson
Starring
Emma Thompson, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Benedict Wong, Harold Pinter, Raffaello Degruttola
Music
Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki
Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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