Wit (2001) Rating: Starring: Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins, Christopher Lloyd, McDonald, Audra, Harold Pinter, Johnathan M. Woodward Director: Nichols, Mike Category: Drama, Classics, Classics Studio: HBO / Rysher Ent. Subtitles: English, Spanish, French Length: 99 mins Want to buy?           It appears to be a matter of life and death. Based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson, Wit features Academy AwardŽ-winning actress Emma Thompson in a movie directed by Academy AwardŽ-winning director Mike Nichols. Vivian Bearing is an English professor with a biting wit that educates but also alienates her students.With her teaching and life both rigidly under control, Vivian would never let down her defenses, until the day comes when they are taken down for her.Diagnosed with a devastating illness, Vivian agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental.For eight months her life must take an uncharted course.No longer a teacher, but a subject for others to study, Vivian Bearing is about to discover a fine line between life and death that can only be walked with wit.               Critic's Reviews Granniemose Epinions Read Review susidee34 Epinions Read Review mfunk75 Epinions Read Review