Dillinger
Guerrilla Ontologist
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Just saw it tonight. What a wonderful movie. What a great acting job - an incredibly powerful performance - on Emma Thompson's part. And how very sad it was...
The movie is based on the play by the same name that won the Pulitzer Prize.
And damned if we don't also get a rare (mainstream) insight into John Donne's poetry! WOW!
"Wit ultimately belongs to Emma Thompson. She is simply outstanding as Bearing, perfectly capturing the character's driven essence and gradual shift from determination through bravado to fear and, finally, resignation..."
"Deservedly hailed as one of the best films of 2001..."
"Director Mike Nichols and Emma Thompson turn the most unglamorous topic--the physical and psychological ravages of cancer--into an exquisite contemplation of life, learning, and tenacious, richly expressed humanity."
I highly recommend it.
The movie is based on the play by the same name that won the Pulitzer Prize.
And damned if we don't also get a rare (mainstream) insight into John Donne's poetry! WOW!
"Wit ultimately belongs to Emma Thompson. She is simply outstanding as Bearing, perfectly capturing the character's driven essence and gradual shift from determination through bravado to fear and, finally, resignation..."
"Deservedly hailed as one of the best films of 2001..."
"Director Mike Nichols and Emma Thompson turn the most unglamorous topic--the physical and psychological ravages of cancer--into an exquisite contemplation of life, learning, and tenacious, richly expressed humanity."
I highly recommend it.
