The Awakening of Spring
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31% Critic Match

The Awakening of Spring

3.1 / 10 2008 1h 30mNR English
Drama

Storyline

Based on the 1891 play "Spring Awakening," this filmed stage drama examines the tensions and confusion of young people as their growing sexual awareness conflicts with the repressive social environment around them. The passionate kiss between two males might be the first envisioned for the stage since Christopher Marlowe's between Edward II and Gaveston.

Cast & Crew

John Aniston

John Aniston

Mr. Gable

Lead
JP

Javier Picayo

Matthew

Yuval David

Yuval David

Arthur

Victoria Tennant

Victoria Tennant

Mrs. Woodman

BM

Bridget Moloney

Miriam

Nicholas Downs

Nicholas Downs

Eugene

AS

Alex Schemmer

Joseph

Carrie Wiita

Carrie Wiita

Anne Woodman

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Allan Seidelman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Awakening of Spring is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker