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Director:

  Mike Nichols
  

Year Released:

  2001

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

5 out of 5

4.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Eileen Atkins
  Christopher Lloyd
  Audra McDonald
  Emma Thompson
  Jonathan M. Woodward
Movie Haiku:A woman (Thompson) who has devoted her entire life to scholarship & academic excellence finds she has become "the text" rather than the teacher when she agrees to participate in an aggressive chemotherapy research protocol. A gripping & compelling tour of the healthcare system from the patient's point of view.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2001