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The Awakening of Spring
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The Awakening of Spring

2008-11-17 · 90 min · ★ 3.1

Drama

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.

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Directors
Arthur Allan Seidelman
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United States of America
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John AnistonJohn AnistonMr. Gable
Javier PicayoMatthew
Yuval DavidYuval DavidArthur
Victoria TennantVictoria TennantMrs. Woodman
Bridget MoloneyMiriam
Nicholas DownsNicholas DownsEugene
Alex SchemmerJoseph
Carrie WiitaCarrie WiitaAnne Woodman
Jesse Lee SofferJesse Lee SofferMichael

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