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The Doctor
1991 · Drama
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129 votes
It appears to be a matter of life and death.
A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.
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CinemaSerf
July 12, 2026
If you recall the "Paper Chase" (1973) you'll be familiar with the concept of a hard-nosed academic who teaches students with a barely veiled sense of contempt and ruthlessness. Well skip on almost three decades and it's Emma Thompson's "Vivian" who rules her class of English literature students with a similarly unforgiving rod of iron. Then she starts to feel a bit ropey and after a visit to her doctor (Christopher…
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