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Nov 19, 2012 · When writer-director Ben Lewin first came across polio victim Mark O’Brien’s 1990 article, “ On Seeing a Sex Surrogate,” he was immediately intrigued: A 38 year-old man confined to an iron lung for 80% of his day, and largely paralyzed from the neck down, seeks to lose his virginity. Though Lewin had also suffered from polio as a child ...
Jan 18, 2013 · Ben Lewin's film The Sessions takes the taboo out of disabled sex as it explores the real-life story of journalist and poet Mark O'Brien. ... But while The Sessions, based on the true story of ...
Sep 10, 2012 · Written and directed by Ben Lewin, himself a polio survivor, “The Sessions” is remarkbaly hearfelt drama that affords Hunt her best on screen role in ages; one that’s been courting a lot of ...
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, respectively.
Oct 26, 2012 · In an extraordinary performance, John Hawkes takes us inside the mind of a disabled man attempting to lose his virginity. Early in The Sessions, the protagonist, Mark O'Brien—poet, journalist ...
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Oct 19, 2012 · Based on the poignantly optimistic autobiographical writings of California–based journalist and poet Mark O’Brien, THE SESSIONS tells the story of a man who lived most of his life in an iron lung who is determined - at age 38 - to lose his virginity. With the help of his therapist and the guidance of his priest, he sets out to make his dream a reality.
Oct 16, 2012 · THE SESSIONS. ★★★★ (4/4 stars) Directed by: Ben Lewin. Written by: Ben Lewin. Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy. Running time: 95 minutes. This is the true story of ...
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