The Sessions

The Sessions

  • Director: Ben Lewin
  • Writer: Ben Lewin,Mark O'Brien
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: November 16, 2012
  • Sound mix: Dolby, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: The Surrogate
    • "The Sessions" is an American feature film directed by Ben Levin. By the John Hawkes , Helen Hunt , KorinnaMoonBloodgood co-stars.
    The film is adapted and shot based on real people and real events. It mainly tells the story of the protagonist overcoming physical defects and bravely courting. The film premiered in the United States on October 26, 2012, and won the 28th Sundance Film Festival Jury Special Award-Drama Award. 

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    • Release date November 16, 2012
    • Filming locations San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies Fox Searchlight Pictures, Such Much Films, Rhino Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $1,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $6,002,451

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $113,467

    Gross worldwide

    $10,656,155

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    • By Chad 2022-03-26 09:01:09

      Is that so?

      When he started to talk to the priest, his expression was so helpless, and then he seemed to be fascinated by it. There are some small details that are impressive, such as what the priest said, sex is always connected with God for no reason, and as the therapist said, we can choose to keep the beauty in the love stage or continue, the two negotiate to go down, and finally Become nothing or everthing, people are like this and can not be exempted from the custom. The most profound thing is...

    • By Marion 2022-03-26 09:01:09

      He loved and was loved

      "Intimacy Therapy"

      Help us re-understand "sex". Of course, I don't mean just like a person who can't walk and wish to walk like a normal person.

      Mark O'Brien has been at the University of California, Berkeley since 1978, and this is what O'Brien took to his class last week on a gurney, when he contracted polio at the age of six, a disease that left him physically crippled, But his will was still strong, because he wanted to be a writer... So Mark O'Brien went to study...

    • By Annie 2022-03-26 09:01:09

      The medicine cannot be stopped

      At first I thought it was about therapy, but the content was more explosive than I imagined.
      I remember there was an episode in Criminal Minds that said that so-called sex therapists are not that different from prostitutes; I don't want to comment on this profession, but it did give me a different perspective.
      The sex described in the whole article gives people a special sense of purity, pure and beautiful, like glue, not like paint, a little too much color, a little less and it's...

    • By Hunter 2022-03-26 09:01:09

      euphemistically

      Since therapists are naturally patient-oriented, sex therapists are of course those with sexual behavior disorders. And because of the close relationship between sex and love, most people with sexual disorders will have emotional deficits, so if the treatment is successful, it is almost certain that a transference situation will arise. As such, Cheryl is a little unprofessional in being overwhelmed by Mark's empathy. As for the treatment content, I have reservations about whether or not sexual...

    • By Gideon 2022-03-26 09:01:09

      About sex and healing

      "Intimacy Therapy" takes sex and love in the disabled as its theme, and it is frank and lovely.

      In the film, Mark, who is in his thirties, is a successful poet and journalist, but because he has changed to polio, and the sequelae is that the parts of the body that can move are almost above the neck, breathing must rely on "iron lungs" conduct. Aside from his physical shortcomings, he had never had a sexual experience that made him feel incomplete and incomplete.

      Mark...

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    • By Roman 2022-04-24 07:01:16

      Eye-opening...

    • By Zelda 2022-04-24 07:01:16

      Disabled people also have the right to pursue the life of ordinary people. The humorous and warm plot runs through the whole film, and there is no trace of artificiality and unnaturalness! The director finds a completely candid and surprisingly endearing approach to...

    • By Guido 2022-04-24 07:01:16

      Very boring drama, even with a good...

    • By Florine 2022-04-23 07:03:25

      Very nice, although incompetent to understand sex...

    • By Lionel 2022-04-23 07:03:25

      Or the name of Rejuvenation is the...

    Movie plot

    As a Berkeley native poet and reporter, Mark O'Brien ( John Hawkes ) suffered from polio when he was a child, so that he can only lie down in the future, and most of the time he needs to rely on artificial respirators...Mark He is a very attractive and smart man. Because he also has normal sexual needs, he naturally desires the company of the opposite sex around him. So, when he was 38 years old, he decided to say goodbye to his...
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    Creation of

    The story of the film is not made out of nothing, but is adapted from a true story. In the film, the names of the roles played by the actors are the names of these real people in life. Mark O'Brien, played by John Hawkes, is a journalist and poet. When I was young, because I didn't get good medical insurance, I contracted polio and caused high paraplegia. In order to maintain his own life, O'Brien uses an external ventilator to assist...
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    Filming process

    In order to find suitable actors, Lewin met with many disabled actors, but he felt that these actors were not suitable for this role. Later, John Hawkes walked into Lewin's sight. To prepare for this role, Hacks read all the articles written by O'Brien, every poem, watched documentaries, and studied the script in depth. Hacks said: "These words are the true expressions of O'Brien. Whenever he writes about emotional places, he chokes...
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    "The Sessions" may be the most important movie you can see in dealing with sexual themes and polio. ("NPR" review) 
    The film finds humor and elegance in seemingly impossible themes and plots. (Comment on "Variety Magazine") 
    The structure of the film is traditional, even stylized; but the details and the burst of small emotions in the film are extremely charming. ("ScreenCrush"...) 
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    Movie quotes

    • Susan: Would you like me to visit you?

      Mark O'Brien: Are you married?

      Susan: No.

      Mark O'Brien: Do you have a steady boyfriend?

      Susan: No.

      Mark O'Brien: Then please visit as often as you can.

    • Mark O'Brien: What happens when...?

      Cheryl: What happens when what?

      Mark O'Brien: When people become attached to each other.

      Cheryl: What people?

      Mark O'Brien: Just people.

      Mark O'Brien: What's the chemistry in it all? When people are attracted to each other.

      Cheryl: Are you attracted to me?

      Mark O'Brien: God, no.

      Cheryl: Ha-ha-ha.

      Mark O'Brien: I'm just talking hypothetically.

      Cheryl: Hypothetically... they write poems. They have sex.

      Mark O'Brien: And what happens next?

      Cheryl: After poetry and sex? Nothing or everything. The rest is by negotiation, as it were.

      Mark O'Brien: What do you mean?

      Cheryl: I mean, you can leave it at love and attraction... or you can make things complicated, like most people do.

      Mark O'Brien: Have you?

      Cheryl: Yes.

    • Cheryl: Hi Mark O'Brien!

      Mark O'Brien: Your money is on the desk over there.

      Cheryl: Yes it is! Thank you!

      Mark O'Brien: I didn't know whether to pay you now or after.

      Cheryl: I'm not a prostitute, so you don't have to pay me up front.

      Mark O'Brien: That was the wrong way to start off.

      Cheryl: It really was! Shall we start again?

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