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At first sight / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures presents ; directed by Irwin Winkler ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Rob Cowan ; screenplay by Steve Levitt.

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Material type: Film

FilmPublication details: United States : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distribution Corporation, 1998.Description: 14 reels of 14 on 7 (11520 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm. ref printOther title:

Alternate title from Internet move database: Sight Unseen

Subject(s):

Blindness -- Drama

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DDC classification:

22 813

LOC classification:

CGC 7772-7778 (ref print)

Production credits:

Director of photography, John Seale ; film editor, Julie Monroe ; music by Mark Isham ; assistant directors, Rob Cowan, Thomas A. Reilly.

Cast: Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Kelly McGillis, Steven Weber, Bruce Davison, Nathan Lane.Summary: A driven Manhattan architect, Amy, works for perfection. She takes a vacation at a small town health spa where she meets Virgil, a blind masseuse. She falls in love with him. Virgil helps Amy hear and sense the world, giving her new spirit and a burst of creativity. After doing research on restoring sight and over his sister's objections, Amy takes Virgil to New York for new radical surgery. He regains the sight he hasn't had since he was three years old. He's disoriented and must learn to process these new images. Finding his place in a seeing world strains his relation with Amy. The strain is taken to the limits when retinal disease threatens to undo the surgery and Virgil begins to lose his sight once again.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Tan Tao University General Stacks	Non-fiction	813 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		A-2012-0397

Copyright: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc. NM: additional text, narrative, music, audio, visual and other dramatic and cinematographic material. DCR 1999; PUB 13Jan99; REG 14Jan99; PA875-340.

Summary taken from Internet movie database.

Based on the story, [To see and not see], by Oliver Sacks.

The trailer, [Just the ticket], appears at the beginning of reel one.

Sources used: Internet movie database, 4/6/99; copyright data base; copyright data sheet.

Director of photography, John Seale ; film editor, Julie Monroe ; music by Mark Isham ; assistant directors, Rob Cowan, Thomas A. Reilly.

Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Kelly McGillis, Steven Weber, Bruce Davison, Nathan Lane.

A driven Manhattan architect, Amy, works for perfection. She takes a vacation at a small town health spa where she meets Virgil, a blind masseuse. She falls in love with him. Virgil helps Amy hear and sense the world, giving her new spirit and a burst of creativity. After doing research on restoring sight and over his sister's objections, Amy takes Virgil to New York for new radical surgery. He regains the sight he hasn't had since he was three years old. He's disoriented and must learn to process these new images. Finding his place in a seeing world strains his relation with Amy. The strain is taken to the limits when retinal disease threatens to undo the surgery and Virgil begins to lose his sight once again.

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