Polio victim searches for love in 'The Sessions'
<p><span word="John">John</span> <span word="Hawkes">Hawkes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Hunt">Hunt</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="star">star</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sessions">Sessions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="paralyzed">paralyzed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="polio">polio</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Brien">Brien</span> <span word="contracted">contracted</span> <span word="polio">polio</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="paralyzed">paralyzed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sessions">Sessions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="intimacy">intimacy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="therapist">therapist</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="surrogate">surrogate</span> - <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Cheryl">Cheryl</span>.</p><p><span word="Actor">Actor</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Hawkes">Hawkes</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Brien">Brien</span>, <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Bone">Bone</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="awards">awards</span> <span word="contender">contender</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="portrayal">portrayal</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="really">really</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="page">page</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="singular">singular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fascinating">fascinating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="Hawkes">Hawkes</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="Award">Award</span>-<span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Hunt">Hunt</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="therapist">therapist</span> <span word="Cheryl">Cheryl</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Talking">Talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span>: <span word="her">her</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extroversion">extroversion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="strange">strange</span>, <span word="giggly">giggly</span> <span word="shame">shame</span>-<span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="weirdness">weirdness</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="accustomed">accustomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> …<span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="there">there</span>," <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="Hunt">Hunt</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>."</p><p><span word="William">William</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="Macy">Macy</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Brendan">Brendan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="priest">priest</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="request">request</span>.</p>
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