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The Sessions is a 2012 American biographical film directed by Ben Lewin, who also served as the screenwriter and producer. The cast includes John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, and Moon Bloodgood. Geoffrey Simpson handled the cinematography, while Marco Beltrami composed the music. The production companies involved are Rhino Entertainment Company, Such Much Films, and Rhino Films.
The narrative is set in California and explores the main subject of virginity. Keywords associated with the film include virgin, cat, narration, wheelchair, and affectation. It is an English-language film with a runtime of 95 minutes. The movie was distributed by Searchlight Pictures, Netflix, Fandango at Home, and Disney+ in video on demand format.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Review scores include 91%, 7.8/10, and 79/100. It has a budget of 1,000,000 and generated revenue of 9,138,338. The assessment includes the Bechdel test.
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6.9Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.
Cast
- John Hawkes as Mark
- Helen Hunt as Cheryl
- William H. Macy as Father Brendan
- Moon Bloodgood as Vera
- Annika Marks as Amanda
- Adam Arkin as Josh
Themes
- virgin
- cat
- narration
- wheelchair
- affectation
- graduation
- based on true story
- sexual arousal
- judaism
- power outage
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- virginity
- Director
- Ben Lewin
- Screenwriter
- Ben Lewin
- Cast member
- W. Earl Brown
- Composer
- Marco Beltrami
- Producer
- Ben Lewin
- Production company
- Rhino Entertainment Company
- Cinematographer
- Geoffrey Simpson
- Narrative location
- California
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 189922
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thesessionsmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2013-01-17
- title
- The Sessions
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- distributed by
- Disney+
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 79/100
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