Wit (2001)
Directed by Mike Nichols
A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.
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Some of them show incredible bravery, as in Mike Nichols' "Wit," with its great performance by Emma Thompson .
Unfortunately, despite Nichols' great record at adapting plays to film -- "Wit" and "Angels in America" -- "Closer" never completely loses its feeling of being a stage production.
What’s more unfortunate is that this is a film that deserves admiration in so many ways, guided by Nichols after two successful stage-to-small screen adaptations of “Wit” and “Angels in America” and a truly inspired performance from Clive Owen.
The couples are played by an impeccable cast: Jude Law, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman and Julia Roberts, directed by the illustrious Mike Nichols, who's been on a small-screen roll lately with Emmy-winning adaptations of "Wit" and "Angels in America."
Academy Award winning director Mike Nichols has made a successful career out of transitioning stage to film and television; in particular, "Angels in America," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Wit."
With this in mind, the behind-the-scenes battle between up-and-coming actors to land a part in Mike Nichols' latest film, Closer--in which the respected, award-friendly director adapts a notoriously controversial play where every single character has an aura of 40-weight Valvoline--must have been legendary.