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Helen Hunt takes on challenging role in 'The Sessions'

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    Polio-stricken poet attempts to lose virginity

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Here's what you gonna say music you're prepared beautiful blur.

The cast of the independent film sessions is hoping a couple of big name stars and a lot of festival buzz will help build -- -- Is it possible for me to know -- woman in the biblical.

Sense.

The true story is about a man trying to lose his virginity and stars Helen Hunt as a sex surrogate John -- is a polio stricken poet.

And William H.

Macy as his.

-- and my heart I feel like he'll give you a free pass on this one when I first read this the script there was.

Amazed it's just it's it's a different.

Idea in general -- such an unusual character.

So when and but he seems.

Portrayed -- this sort of well crafted had a great punch line.

A good story such -- human.

True in terms of what it means to be human being.

A true wonderful story based on a true story we get -- To star in the rule 49 year old Oscar winner Helen Hunt needed to feel comfortable naked in front of the camera and surprisingly.

That wasn't her biggest challenge.

It's being naked was not not challenging.

But I think even more than that -- the vulnerability I felt vulnerable because I was naked.

I felt vulnerable because we were bringing to life such a vulnerable moments in this character's life I felt -- vulnerability.

I felt.

This was a real.

Journey that someone had gone on and we want to do right by about so I would say I felt vulnerable more than -- In between acting jobs -- stays busy writing screen play.

In the last twenty years or so I've been doing a good amount of it when I don't get an acting job -- for a stiff face it and the blank page.

And I when I don't hate it I love it great parts don't grow on trees because they're so hard to craft.

So when you finally this you.

Mean you -- -- great we've made real progress.

Seeing -- Hollywood Adam Housley Fox News.

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