This is a true love drama with nathan lane providing laughs counseling visual therapy. Val kilmer is afterall one of the men who killed the batman movie franchise with the additional help of george clooney. Val kilmer as a blind massage therapist is phenomenal and so is miira sorvino as a young architect who encourages him to have an operation to restore his sight. Val plays a blind masseur who has never seen before. The story of a young woman architect sorvino who falls in love with a blind man kilmer. In the midst of a desperately needed vacation, cynical manhattanite amy benic mira sorvino meets blind massage therapist virgil adamson val kilmer.
At first sight 1998 authentic 27 x 41 original movie poster rolled val kilmer drama u. Kilmer is amazing in his potrayal of a blind man struggling with sight and then learning to accept himself as a sighted blind man who sees more of the world than most. The film centers around a blind from early childhood man val kilmer who meets a woman who wants to help him regain his sight. At first sight, a facile tale involving both figurative and literal blindness, hardly merits a second glance. The first half of the movie was filled with nudity. At first sight is about a blind masseuse who regains his sight and the patient woman who stands by his side during the journey. Watch at first sight starring val kilmer in this romance on directv. She steers him to a doctor bruce davison whose surgical techniques may be able to restore his sight. At first sight trailer a blind man val kilmer decides to undergo eye surgery. The image measures 2868 1954 pixels and was added on 21 july 19. After falling in love with a blind man, a female architect tries to convince him to have groundbreaking surgery to bring back his eyesight. The movie starts with an incredibly sensual massage scene and moves on to real.
First sight is true to the title from start to finish. And to think of the amount of time weve wasted in this movie talking about sight. At first sight is a 1999 american romantic drama film directed by irwin winkler and starring val kilmer and mira sorvino. As is expected with a val kilmer movie, this movie contains scenes involving sexuality and nudity to get people to watch because val kilmer couldnt hold his own. Vals character changes miras character and she encourages vals character to see a. A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must. Val edward kilmer born december 31, 1959 is an american actor, musician and artist.
Val studied at hollywoods professionals school and, in his teens, entered juilliards. He is extremely kind and sensitive and she is a busy architect. Focusing on medicine as a metaphor for life enhancement, it contains good lessons, charms and earnestness, and comes across as a. Not a lot of glitz but a lot of substance and beauty. Watch at first sight 1999 full movie free streaming online. Oliver sacks awakenings, at first sight is an exhilarating adventure and the visual experience of a lifetime. Val kilmer the saint is virgil adamson, who lost his eyesight at a young age. Val kilmer and mira sorvino in at first sight 1999 val kilmer and irwin. When new york city architect amy benic falls in love with blind.
It is based on the essay to see and not see in neurologist oliver sacks book an anthropologist on mars and inspired by the true life story of shirl jennings. Sight slips in and out of focus the washington post. Actor val kilmer, neurologist oliver sacks, and director irwin winkler discuss the movie at first sight, which is based on dr. Nov 14, 2008 an exceptionally touching and provocative love story. At first sight movie 1999 val kilmer video dailymotion. These scences especially the bar scene were not needed also, i did not like val kilmers portryal of a blind man i did like some things about the movie. I also was sad when he began to lose his sight again. At first sight virgil adamson 1999 joe the king bob 1999. Kilmers first visual memory links him coincidently to his last.
In at first sight, val kilmer plays virgil, a blind man who meets and falls in love with a woman mira sorvino. Kilmer is amazing in his potrayal of a blind man struggling with sight and then learning to accept himself as a sighted blind man who sees more of. Directed by oscara r winner irwin winkler goodfellas and based on a true story by dr. At first sight 1999 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This is a delightful movie which features mira sorvino and val kilmer. Fascinated by his independence and seduced by his positivity, benic falls for him hard. At first sight bleek uiteindelijk toch een betere romantische film dan ik aanvankelijk verwachtte. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Val kilmer celebrity profile check out the latest val kilmer photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Originally a stage actor, kilmer became popular in the mid1980s after a string. At first sight is the story of a young woman architect who falls in love with a blind man.
Val kilmer and mira sorvino share a smooch and learn about that vision thing. Going home with her to new york he agrees to undergo a risky operation to restore his sight. Val kilmer plays virgil adamson a blind masseur who falls in love with one of his clients mira sorvino. May 23, 20 at first sight is a 1999 american film starring val kilmer and mira sorvino, based on the essay to see and not to see in neurologist oliver sacks book an anthropologist on mars and inspired by the true life story of shirl jennings. At the end of the movie virgil and amy walk away and virgil is letting his new. Feb 28, 2019 at first sight trailer a blind man val kilmer decides to undergo eye surgery to be able to see after falling in love. At first sight is a 1999 american film starring val kilmer and mira sorvino, based on the essay to see and not to see in neurologist oliver sacks book an anthropologist on mars and inspired by the true life story of shirl jennings.
Mia sorvino and val kilmer give charming performances but the standout is. January 15, 1999 val kilmer and mira sorvino share a smooch and learn about that vision thing. I love val kilmer so much, and the movie was so touching. Its sheer piffle, a disingenuous romance with val kilmer and mira sorvino thats. At first sight trailer a blind man val kilmer decides to undergo eye surgery to be able to see after falling in love. To me, if a movie touches my heart and reaches the depth of my soul and gets me to cry, it sure makes me think twice as hard about life. Nov 16, 2008 an exceptionally touching and provocative love story. In at first sight, val kilmer plays virgil, a blind man who meets and falls in love with a. At first sight, violets are blue, 1987 album by the stems disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title at first sight. Val kilmer confirms iceman will return in top gun 2. It wouldnt be much of a movie if there werent some additional obstacles to. Val kilmer full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Originally a stage actor, kilmer became popular in the mid1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with top secret. The movie starts with an incredibly sensual massage scene and moves on to real life challenges but maintains the sense of touch throughout.
I think that i read somewhere that he wore contact lenses that blocked his vision. His mother, born in indiana, was from a swedish family, and his father was from texas. Val kilmer skates in the dark appears first to mira sorvino car headlights driving lost searching for her retreat spa motel. She encourages him to undergo a radical operation to restore his sig. An exceptionally touching and provocative love story. Im not really jim morrison i mean, im losing my sight again. Focusing on medicine as a metaphor for life enhancement, it contains good lessons, charms and earnestness, and comes across as a pleasant, but fluffy, and regrettably familyinappropriate. I liked the scene where val kilmer first regains his sight, it is done well. At first sight is about seeing life as it is and being content with your situation despite the imperfections of it.
Amy benic mira sorvino takes a break from working as an architect at a spa in pinecrest, a small town outside new york city. A successful, beautiful, new york architect mira sorvino as amy benic gets a rubdown from hunky blind masseur val kilmer as virgil adamson who lost his eyesight at a young age and the two fall in love. Watch at first sight online stream full movie directv. Plenty of tension, but just enough and very realistic in many ways. I hope it gets nominated at least for 1999s academy awards. Vals character changes miras character and she encourages vals character to see a specialist who restores his vision.
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