The Sessions

2012 film by Ben Lewin
Movie film Q514416
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The Sessions

Summary

The Sessions is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Sessions received the Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic[3].
  • The Sessions received the Sundance Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast[4].
  • The Sessions's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Sessions's director is recorded as Ben Lewin[6].
  • The Sessions's screenwriter is recorded as Ben Lewin[7].
  • The Sessions's composer is recorded as Marco Beltrami[8].
  • The Sessions's genre is recorded as biographical film[9].
  • The Sessions's genre is recorded as erotic film[10].
  • The Sessions's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • The Sessions's genre is recorded as comedy film[12].
  • The Sessions's cast member is recorded as John Hawkes[13].
  • The Sessions's cast member is recorded as Helen Hunt[14].
  • The Sessions's cast member is recorded as William H. Macy[15].
  • The Sessions's cast member is recorded as Moon Bloodgood[16].
  • The Sessions's cast member is recorded as Adam Arkin[17].
  • The Sessions's cast member is recorded as Robin Weigert[18].
  • The Sessions's cast member is recorded as Rhea Perlman[19].
  • The Sessions's cast member is recorded as W. Earl Brown[20].
  • The Sessions's producer is recorded as Ben Lewin[21].
  • The Sessions's production company is recorded as Rhino Entertainment Company[22].
  • The Sessions's director of photography is recorded as Geoffrey Simpson[23].
  • The Sessions's IMDb ID is recorded as tt1866249[24].
  • The Sessions's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25].
  • The Sessions's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • The Sessions's review score is recorded as 91%[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Sessions's producer is recorded as Ben Lewin[21]. Its director is recorded as Ben Lewin[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Ben Lewin[7]. Cast members include John Hawkes[13], Helen Hunt[14], William H. Macy[15], Moon Bloodgood[16], Adam Arkin[17], and Robin Weigert[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +2012-01-23T00:00:00Z[28], +2013-01-03T00:00:00Z[29], and +2013-01-17T00:00:00Z[30]. The Sessions's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25]. Genres include biographical film[9], erotic film[10], drama film[11], and comedy film[12].

Subject and Themes

The Sessions's main subject is recorded as virginity[31].

Reception

Awards received include Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic[3], a class of award[32], in United States[33] and Sundance Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast[4]. Reviews include 91%[27], 7.8/10[34], and 79/100[35].

Why It Matters

The Sessions ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

What awards did The Sessions receive?

Honors received include Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic[3] and Sundance Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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