अपनी भाषा में प्लॉट जोड़ेंA hospital resident is put in the middle of a legal battle between two half-sisters on whether to pull their comatose dad's life support. But more seems to be at stake than dad's life - his ... सभी पढ़ेंA hospital resident is put in the middle of a legal battle between two half-sisters on whether to pull their comatose dad's life support. But more seems to be at stake than dad's life - his inheritance.A hospital resident is put in the middle of a legal battle between two half-sisters on whether to pull their comatose dad's life support. But more seems to be at stake than dad's life - his inheritance.
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Would like to see it a couple of more times just to digest it.
Don't own a TV - my girlfriend does; I only watch it when I see her.
Why on earth this movie did not get proper distribution ?
Strongly recommend.
Wallace Shawn's character made me think of All that Jazz - don't ask me why. Maybe due to their life/death discussions.
Ed Hermann was really astonishing as a lawyer.Kira Sedgwick and James Spader were
truly wonderful together.
Hope to hear some feedback.
Not long before the end, and after some smart religion-centered dialogs, I was a bit disappointed by the "religious" overtone given mostly the "nun"-character, but in the next scenes the film delivers again...
Highly recommended, but it can be a bit depressing at times for the very sensitive ones.
If you haven't seen the film, maybe you would like to stop reading.
We are taken to an new intensive care unit of a big hospital. Everything is so impersonal that one doesn't get any feeling of warmth in the way the people are seen in their beds, as they are being treated from different ailments. Young doctor Ernst is an intern assigned to that area. He shows signs of fatigue because of his long hours on duty.
Our attention is directed to the patient on Bed 5, an older man who is comatose. His younger daughter, dressed to the nines, comes to pay a visit that seems more of an excuse to flirt with the doctor, rather than her concern about the state of her own father who doesn't show any signs of life. Dr. Ernst is dazzled by the beautiful Felicia. When he asks her to go to dinner, she accepts all too readily.
At the same time we are introduced to the head nurse of that area, Stella, a woman who has seen suffering and death frequently. She goes to assist Bed 2, a young black man who has a kidney problem. All this patient wants is to die. Who can blame him? His parents, on the other hand, have a different idea. This man is visited by a sinister figure who stands, as a devil figure. Stella wants to help, but she her hands are tied.
Young Dr. Ernst has his own troubles. He works for a doctor that keeps paging him, but when he goes to his office, the man, doesn't even remember calling him. This man is suffering from a loss of memory caused by his heavy drinking. Dr. Butz is the worst nightmare as the head of the department. All he cares is about if the patient has an insurance policy that will pay whatever he, and the hospital will demand. Bed 5, alone, has been billed for more than a hundred thousand dollars!
Dr. Werner Ernst in a moment of carelessness falls for Felicia's charms. Little does he knows that she is using him for her own greedy purposes. Felicia, and her sister Connie, are battling because of the clause in their Bed 5 father's will. A lot of money is at stake; each woman is fighting for it in their own dirty way. Dr. Ernst has an epiphany when the nun-like figure comes into Bed 5's room and confronts the doctor with some facts that resonate in the young doctor.
Finally, everything comes to a head as the two sisters bring law suits against the hospital. This is when the legal system comes into play. We see the ugly faces of all the different factions. In a great confrontation at the end of the film, we see all different lawyers and doctors as they prepare to fight. Dr. Ernst, in a daring moment gets the warring parties together.
James Spader, as Dr. Ernst, is nothing short of perfection. His take on this young intern, in the middle of the mess that has been created around him, is amazing. Helen Mirren, as Stella, the kind nurse makes another invaluable contribution to the film. Kyra Sedgwick, is Felicia, the pretty young daughter who doesn't care about the dying father. Margot Martindale plays Connie, the other sister. Jeffrey Wright is the patient Bed 2 in a great performance. The surprise of the film though, is Albert Brooks, whose Dr. Butz is one of the best characters of his career. The rest of the cast is first rate.
Sidney Lumet is to the congratulated for tackling this thorny issue about what's wrong in the country in the fields of medicine, law, and insurance.
क्या आपको पता है
- ट्रिवियाThe film cast includes two Oscar winners: Anne Bancroft and Helen Mirren; and one Oscar nominee: Albert Brooks.
- गूफ़Early in, as Dr Ernst runs down a hospital hallway past a skid piled with boxes, the two white ones shake as he passes, indicating that they are empty.
- भाव
Dr. Werner Ernst: My question is, if you were comatose would you want to be kept a live for months by machines.
Dr. Butz: Hell no! When I go, I don't want to be tortured in some bed. I have this planned out, Warner. I'm gonna be sitting on my back porch, I'm gonna have a Cuban cigar in one hand, and a big glass 'o scotch in the other, and a belly full of barbecued ribs with a ton of sauce. That's why I don't have insurance.
- साउंडट्रैकDry Bones
Music by James Weldon Johnson
Lyrics Traditional, based on Ezekiel 37:1-14 of the Bible
Performed by the Delta Rhythm Boys
Courtesy of the RCA Records label of BMG Entertainment
टॉप पसंद
- How long is Critical Care?Alexa द्वारा संचालित
विवरण
बॉक्स ऑफ़िस
- बजट
- $1,20,00,000(अनुमानित)
- US और कनाडा में सकल
- $2,21,193
- US और कनाडा में पहले सप्ताह में कुल कमाई
- $43,380
- 2 नव॰ 1997
- दुनिया भर में सकल
- $2,21,193
- चलने की अवधि1 घंटा 47 मिनट
- रंग
- ध्वनि मिश्रण
- पक्ष अनुपात
- 1.85 : 1