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The sessions [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight ... Read More

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Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Special features: John Hawkes becomes Mark O'Brien; Helen Hunt as the sex surrogate; the women who ... Read More
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music: Marco Beltrami ; editor: Lisa Bromwell ; ... Read More
Participant or Performer Note:
Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, John ... Read More
Summary, etc.:
Paralyzed and confined to an iron lung since ... Read More
Target Audience Note:
Rating: R; for strong sexuality including graphic ... Read More
System Details Note:
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby ... Read More
Language Note:
English, French or Spanish dialogue; Spanish ... Read More
Closed-captioned; English subtitles for the deaf ... Read More
Awards Note:
WINNER: Audience Award Dramatic, Sundance Film ... Read More
Subject: O'Brien, Mark, 1949-1999 > Drama.
First sexual experiences > Drama.
Therapist and patient > Drama.
Sex surrogates > Drama.
People with disabilities > Sexual behavior > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital (English, English descriptive audio), Dolby surround (Spanish, French).
English, French or Spanish dialogue; Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Music: Marco Beltrami ; editor: Lisa Bromwell ; director of photography: Geoffrey Simpson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Rating: R; for strong sexuality including graphic nudity and frank dialogue CHV rating: 18A.
Paralyzed and confined to an iron lung since childhood, poet-journalist Mark O'Brien has overcome adversity time and time again. But now, at age 38, he faces his toughest challenge yet: losing his virginity. With the help of a beautiful therapist, a sympathetic priest, and his own unbridled sense of optimism and humor, Mark embarks on an extraordinary personal journey to discover the wondrous pleasures that make life worth living.
WINNER: Audience Award Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival 2012
Special features: John Hawkes becomes Mark O'Brien; Helen Hunt as the sex surrogate; the women who loved Mark O'Brien.

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