![]() ![]() The story periodically flashes back to previous moments in her life, including her childhood, her graduate school studies, and her career prior to her diagnosis. ![]() 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. Her life takes a turn when she is diagnosed with metastatic Stage IV ovarian cancer. Vivian Bearing is a professor of English literature known for her intense knowledge of metaphysical poetry, especially the Holy Sonnets of John Donne. It was shown at the Edinburgh Film Festival and the Warsaw Film Festival later in the year. The film was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival on Februbefore being broadcast by HBO on March 24. The teleplay by Nichols and Emma Thompson is based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title by Margaret Edson. Wit is a 2001 American television drama film directed by Mike Nichols. ![]()
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