Wit /
An English professor, who alienates her students, has always had control over her life. That is until she is diagnosed with a devastating illness. She agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental. She finds that the fine line between life and death can only be...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Spanish French |
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New York, NY :
HBO Home Video,
2001.
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| Edition: | Letterbox edition. |
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| Summary: | An English professor, who alienates her students, has always had control over her life. That is until she is diagnosed with a devastating illness. She agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental. She finds that the fine line between life and death can only be walked with wit. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a made-for-cable motion picture in 2001. Based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Also issued in VHS format. |
| Format: | DVD; Region 1; 16x9 Letterbox; Dolby surround. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| Awards: | Primetime Emmy Awards, 2001: won 3 Emmys out of 7 nominations: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Mike Nichols) ; Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special ; Outstanding Made for Television Movie National Board of Review, 2001: won NBR Award for Best Film Made for Cable TV. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, John Bloom ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel. |
| ISBN: | 0783118414 9780783118413 0783118422 9780783118420 |
| Access: | Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. |