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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.
- Judi Levine, Stephen Nemeth, Ben Lewin
- "On Seeing a Sex Surrogate", by Mark O'Brien
- Ben Lewin
- Ben Lewin
Synopsis. Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away ...
- Sebastien; La Docteur; Le Frere
- Ben Lewin
- 2012
- 95 min
At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband.
YouTube Movies & TV. 179M subscribers. Subscribed. 200. Academy Award Winner Helen Hunt (Actress, As Good As It Gets, 1997) joins Academy Award Nominees John Hawkes (Supporting Actor, Winter's...
Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes) hires Cheryl Cohen Green (Helen Hunt) to lose his virginity in this based-on-a-true-story film. Critics praise the acting, the humor, and the sensitivity of the subject matter, while some find it too sugary or contrived.
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- Ben Lewin
- R
- John Hawkes
Nov 19, 2012 · By Bill Keith. The Sessions tells the story of Mark O’Brien, a man confined to an iron lung for most of his day and who is determined, as he nears 40, to lose his virginity. The premise could be mistaken for a potential comedy or a melodrama. It was neither.
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