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At First Sight
A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life.
1999 · Directed by Irwin Winkler · 128 min · Drama · Romance · Screenplay in the scene database · 13 frames
Tagline
Science gave him sight. She gave him vision.
Plot
Amy Benic takes a vacation at a spa outside New York City. Virgil Adamson is a masseur at the spa and gives Amy a massage. Amy inexplicably cries and Virgil comforts her. While complimenting Virgil on the massage, Amy realizes that Virgil is blind. Virgil asks her out, and the two eventually begin a relationship.
Virgil lives alone, though his over-protective sister Jennie lives next door and takes care of him. Virgil reveals that he went blind when he was three and that the last thing he saw was something fluffy. While researching Virgil's condition, Amy learns of Doctor Charles Aaron, a specialist in eye treatment who suggests to Virgil that, with surgery, he could restore his sight. Virgil angrily refuses. Jennie reveals that their father left the family after putting Virgil through several kinds of treatments in order to restore his sight.
Virgil eventually decides he will give the operation a try. It is a success, but after Virgil regains sight, he becomes confused and disoriented, unable to perceive light and distance. Dr. Aaron suggests that he should visit Phil Webster, a visual physiotherapist. Webster in turn suggests that Virgil needs to learn everything from scratch himself, through experience.
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Crew
- Screenplay: Steve Levitt
- Cinematography: John Seale
- Edited by: Julie Monroe
- Music: Mark Isham
- Production design: Jane Musky
- Produced by: Rob Cowan, Irwin Winkler
Cast
- Val Kilmer as Virgil Adamson
- Mira Sorvino as Amy Benic
- Kelly McGillis as Jennie Adamson
- Steven Weber as Duncan Allanbrook
- Bruce Davison as Dr. Charles Aaron
- Nathan Lane as Phil Webster
- Ken Howard as Virgil's Father
- Laura Kirk as Betsy Ernst
- Drena De Niro as Caroline
- Margo Winkler as Nancy Bender
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Themes: blind, massage therapist
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