# Wit (2001)

> A fiercely intelligent English professor confronts terminal cancer as medical science strips away the defenses she built from wit and scholarship.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16176

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Drama, TV Movie
- Director: Mike Nichols
- Cast: Emma Thompson, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Benedict Wong, Harold Pinter, Raffaello Degruttola
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243664/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: austere, intimate, devastating, serious film night, theater adaptation viewing

## Synopsis

A poignant exploration of life, death, and the human spirit in the face of terminal illness.

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