The Sessions (2012)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 95 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Ben Lewin
Stars: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and Moon Bloodgood
IMDb score:
7,2 (44.953)
Releasedate: 2 May 2012
The Sessions plot
"The festival hit of the year!"
Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes), a man trapped in an iron lung, decides at the age of 36 that he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts married Cheryl Cohen-Greene (Helen Hunt), who is a so-called "sex surrogate"; a sex therapist.
Actors and actresses
Mark O'Brien
Cheryl Cohen Greene
Father Brendan
Vera
Amanda
Rod
Josh
Mikvah Lady
Susan
Dr. Laura White
Reviews & comments
Noodless
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- 10053 messages
- 6185 votes
The story is very slow, but interesting to follow. This is thanks to the cast who know how to give their roles a good interpretation. Fortunately, it is also not too corny. Striking and surprising role by Helen Hunt. Solid. 6/10
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IH88
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- 9761 messages
- 3190 votes
“I believe in a God with a sense of humor. I would find it absolutely intolerable not to be to able blame someone for all this.”
The Sessions is a movie that I can't do much with. Hunt and Hawkes' acting is strong and the drama surrounding Hawkes is well worked out. But it is also boring and even a bit flat at times. A story about a man with an iron lung who is confined to bed should evoke some emotions, but only the scenes around the sex therapy work. Especially because of Hunt's excellent acting.
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Alathir
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- 2133 messages
- 1638 votes
"Love is a journey"
The Sessions tells the story of Mark O'Brien, a man who is on an iron lung for most of the day, but also a man with a lot of humor. The film is thus a kind of tragicomedy with a fervent desire from the main character. He doesn't want to die a virgin.
Not easy if you can't even get out of bed. Fortunately, there is help. I thought it was a great story and I didn't know it existed. At least I now assume that so-called "sex surrogates" exist. Helen Hunt is playing strong here, and as she approaches her sell-by date to go completely naked, she's throwing out all the stops. The sex scenes are not really explicit, so it is not porn, but for a feature film it is already quite daring. But Helen Hunt will also have done this for nothing. I'm not sure, but I can imagine that there is some kind of taboo around this. At the end she also just says she's a housewife.
The ending is fine and gives a good feeling. Mark's life seems complete and ended better than he could have dreamed. Maybe it's a shame that the love of his life gets little role.
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