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.
- Director: Irwin Winkler
- Genre:Drama / Romance
- Runtime:129 minutes
Cast
Val Kilmer : Virgil Adamson
Mira Sorvino : Amy Benic
Kelly McGillis : Jennie Adamson
Steven Weber : Duncan Allanbrook
Bruce Davison : Dr. Charles Aaron
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Amy Benic (Mira Sorvino) takes a break from her work as an architect at a spa in Pinecrest, a small town outside of New York. Virgil Anderson (Val Kilmer) is a masseur at the spa and gives Amy a massage. During the massage, Amy breaks down and cries and later falls asleep as Virgil leaves the room. When she wakes up, she runs after Virgil to compliment the massage, only then realizing that Virgil is in fact blind. They hit it off nonetheless, with Virgil asking her out for a date.
Virgil lives alone, though he is taken care of by his over-protective sister, Jennie (Kelly McGillis), who lives next door. He is also shown to have a keen interest in the New York Rangers NHL team, which he follows by listening to their games on TV or radio.
During an intimate session with Amy, Virgil revealed that he went totally blind when he was three and that the last thing he ever remembered seeing was something fluffy. Amy then tried to describe the horizon to Virgil as something that you “can see but can never reach”.
When researching, Amy comes across Dr. Charles Aaron, a specialist in eye treatment who suggests to Virgil that, with surgery, he could make the blind man see.
At first, Virgil refuses, and is even offended. To understand Virgil’s reaction Amy seeks out Jennie, who reveals that their father left the family years ago after putting Virgil through several kinds of treatment to help him regain sight. This obviously left Virgil with a deep emotional scar.
After waking up with Amy one morning, Virgil decided that he would move to New York and give the operation a try. It was a success, but after Virgil regained sight for the first time, he became confused and disoriented, not having any perception of light and distance. Dr Aaron suggests that he should visit Phil Webster (Nathan Lane), a visual physiotherapist, for help.
Phil was unconventional and suggests to Virgil that he needs to learn everything from scratch himself, through experience. He also noted that he is “mentally blind”. Read more
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