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Based on the Margaret Edson play, Vivian Bearing (Dame Emma Thompson) is a literal, hardnosed English professor who has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. During the story, she reflects on her reactions to the cycle the cancer takes, the treatments, and significant events in her life. The people that watch over her are Dr. Jason Posner (Jonathan M. Woodward), who only finds faith in being a doctor; Susie Monahan (Audrey McDonald), a nurse with a human side that is the only one in the hospital that cares for Vivians condition; and Dr. Harvey Kelekian (Christopher Lloyd), the head doctor who just wants results no matter what they are.
Professor Vivian Bearing (Dame Emma Thompson), an expert on the work of seventeenth century British poet John Donne, has spent her adult life contemplating religion and death as literary motifs. Diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer, she consents to an aggressive and experimental form of chemotherapy administered by Dr. Harvey Kelekian (Christopher Lloyd) and his assistant, Dr. Jason Posner (Jonathan M. Woodward), her former student. Facing death on a personal level, she reflects on her life and work.
Emma Thompson
Vivian Bearing
Christopher Lloyd
Dr. Harvey Kelekian
Eileen Atkins
Evelyn 'E.M.' Ashford
Audra McDonald
Susie Monahan
Jonathan M. Woodward
Dr. Jason Posner
Harold Pinter
Mr. Bearing (Vivian's Father)
Rebecca Laurie
Vivian aged 5
Su Lin Looi
Nurse
Raffaello Degruttola
Technician 1
Miquel Brown
Technician 2
Hari Dhillon
Fellow 1
Benedict Wong
Fellow 2
Alex Gregor
Fellow 3
Lachele Carl
Fellow 4
David Menkin
Student 1
Rachel Siegel
Student 2
Shauna Shim
Student 3
Matt Blair
Student 4
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