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The Sessions is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Ben Lewin. It is based on the 1990 article "On Seeing a Sex Surrogate" by Mark O'Brien, a poet paralyzed from the neck down due to polio, who hired a sex surrogate to lose his virginity. John Hawkes and Helen Hunt star as O'Brien and sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene ...
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Though 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.
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Inspired by a true story, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood. — Anonymous. The aspirant writer Mark O'Brien uses an iron lung since the day he had poliomyelitis. Mark was raised by his religious family and when he is a thirty-eight year-old man ...
Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review dave s Based on actual events, The Sessions tells the story of Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes), a man stricken by polio as a young ...
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With the help of a beautiful therapist (Hunt), a sympathetic priest (Macy), 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. Duration: 1h 36m. Release date: 2012. Genre: DramaBiographicalComedy. Rating: Director: Ben Lewin.
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The Sessions. Academy Award Winner Helen Hunt* joins Academy Award Nominees John Hawkes** and William H. Macy*** in this triumphant true story about love, sex, desire...and making every breath count. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.